[Ads-l] Antedating of "Loose Cannon"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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loose cannon (OED 1977)

1975 Ithaca Journal 7 Nov. 10/2 (Newspapers.com)

The lame-duck Vice President may be a loose cannon in the Ford admiistration.

Fred Shapiro

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