[Ads-l] Very Slight Antedating of "Taxi"

[Peter Reitan]

I have nothing earlier, but I do have taxy, with a y, on March 27, 1907.  Also some history on the taximeter, from which taxi gets its name.

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taxi (OED 1907 Mar. 26)

1907 Evening Standard and St. James's Gazette 20 Mar. 11/2 (Newspapers com)

(heading)  RATES AND TAXIES.

Fred Shapiro

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