[Ads-l] Antedating of "Barbecue"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Joseph R. Haynes published a book entitled Virginia Barbecue: A History (2016).  I have not examined this carefully, but Haynes has extensively researched the word "barbecue" in its various senses, and very likely has antedatings of OED.

Fred Shapiro

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