[Ads-l] Antedating of "Gullah" (Adj.)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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Gullah, adj. (OED 1822)

1776 South-Carolina & American General Gazette 20-27 Mar. 38/3 (Newspapers.com)

A new Negro Fellow of the Gullah country, says his name is TOM, but cannot tell his master's.

Fred Shapiro

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