[Ads-l] Antedating of "Conjure Man"

[Shapiro, Fred]

conjure man (OED 1909)

1892 Cleveland Leader 1 May 7/1 (Newspapers.com)

>From the remarkable success which pitcher Davies has in pitching winning ball and losing his games, there is good ground for belief that he is the victim of a thirteen trick by some "conjre" man.

Fred Shapiro

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