[Ads-l] Antedating Euchre

[Bill Mullins]

OED has 1841 for the card game "euchre".

1836 _Nashville Republican_ Apr 19 4/1 [display adv, ProQuest Hist. Newspapers]
"11 Gro. Bartly and Ely's, Eagle, Decatur, Merry-andrew, Highlander, Poker, and Ucre playing Cards"


Previously antedated to 1837:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2015-July/138210.html

This is also quite early for "poker" (OED has 1832).

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