Further Slight Antedating of "Jeep"

[Shapiro, Fred]

jeep (OED 1941, HDAS Feb. 20, 1941)



1941 _Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light_ (Corsicana, Tex.) 4 Feb. 2 (Newspapers.com)  All Navarro county units are now receiving ... a number of smaller trucks (now called "jeeps" or "puddle-jumpers").



Fred Shapiro

Editor

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