Antedating of "Free Lunch"

[Dan Goncharoff]

Is this useful? I would be looking for "no free lunch".
DanG


On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> free lunch (OED 1848)
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> 1847 _Louisville Morning Courier_ 29 July 3 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers=
> )  Messrs. O'MARA & GORDON open their "Washington Exchange," formerly the W=
> ashington Hall, to-day, with a free lunch.
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> Fred Shapiro
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