[Ads-l] A scissor

Joan Hall 00000876364530cf-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Mon Jul 24 14:57:08 UTC 2023

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DARE has “a scissor” from 1948 and shows examples from Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois, Rhode Island, Iowa, Oregon, and New Jersey. It seems to be old-fashioned, with references to grandparents who used the term.
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