Antedating of "Joker" (Cards)

[Dan Goncharoff]

*Perrysburg journal.* (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]), 09 Jan. 1880

He is first cousin to the man who always
knows which card is the "little Joker"
in tho game of three-card monte.

DanG


On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:

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> joker (OED, 3.b., 1885)
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> 1880 _Turf, Field, and Farm_ 26 Nov. 347 (American Periodical Series)  In
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>  game of draw poker, with the joker in the pack and straights allowed,
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>  is the value of a straight, and a straight-flush?
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> Fred Shapiro
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