antedating _six-feet under_

[David Barnhart]

In researching _six-feeted_, I came across Berrey & van den Bark (1942)
evidence of _six-feet under_ (meaning "dead").  A little digging found the
following from 1939 in a newspaper cartoon ("Inspector Wade," Chester
[Penn.] Times, Nov. 8, 1939, p 15):



"I'm puttin' you two coppers with the daisies!  Six feet under is your next
stop!"



Regards,

David



barnhart at highlands.com

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