[Ads-l] Antedating of "freecycle" v.

[Hugo]

Added in this quarter's update, the OED's earliest for the verb
"freecycle" is 22 June 2004:

https://www.oed.com/information/updates/june-2024/new-word-entries/

Here's an antedating by a couple of months:

2004 April 15, Nancy Castleman, “Freecycle for the Earth! Earth Day's
coming up!”, in misc.consumers.frugal-living‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 8
September 2024:
Here in New York's Hudson Valley, we've freecycled swing sets, Little Tikes
outdoor climbers, freezers, computer equipment, entertainment centers, baby
furniture, and much, much more!

[1]
https://groups.google.com/g/misc.consumers.frugal-living/c/5-vhf-ct080/m/8hpShZVe3b0J

Also added to https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/freecycle#Verb

Hugo

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