[Ads-l] Antedating of "Slammer" (Jail)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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slammer (OED, n.1, 1952)

1936 Dan Burley in Chicago Defender 2 May 24/1 (Newspapers.com)

THE SLAMMER - 48th St. jail.

Fred Shapiro


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