Antedating of "Bootlegger"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/28/2014 11:56 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

>On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:
>
> > He wears high-top boots and carries a flask of liquor in each, which he
> > produces when he sells a drink.
> >
>
>Is that description real? Or is it Memorex?

Today in each boot he carries a semi-automatic weapon.

Joel

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