[Ads-l] Antedating of "Joint" (Place for Illicit Activity)

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joint (OED, n1, 14.a. [place for illicit activity], 1883)

1879 Democrat (Albany, Ore.) 28 Feb. 2/4 (Newspapers.com)

Eugene City, with a club of 900 Blue Ribbonites, supports an opium "joint".

Fred Shapiro

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