Antedating of "Fox-Hole"

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS 1 contains two 1918 exx. from diaries, though Fred's may be a few days
earlier.

JL


On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:

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> fox-hole (OED 1919)
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> 1918 _N.Y. Tribune_ 9 Sept. 1 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  The
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> ns throughout the day kept to their positions in the dripping woods or in
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> heir water-soaked fox holes and trenches, while the artillery of both
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>  sent over shells.
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> Fred Shapiro
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