Not in anything by Jonathon? Should it be in a future work?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Does "Hog" count (in HDAS)?

JL


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> While trying to document '60's BE slang, _Roadhog_ "Cadillac Sedan de
> Ville," - *still* a fruitless endeavor, seemingly - I came across
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> "... canicide (i.e. dog-killer) = a reckless motorist ..."
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> The Duden pictorial encyclopedia in five languages: English, French,
> German, Italian, Spanish, Volume 2, Page 19
> Konrad Duden
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> New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1958
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> http://goo.gl/WLdBhE
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