[Ads-l] Antedating of "Joint" (Marijuana Cigaret)

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joint (OED, n1, 14.c. [marijuana cigaret], 1952)

1949 San Pedro (Calif.) News-Pilot 25 Mar. 1/8 (Newspapers.com)

In marijuana parlance, ... a "joint" is the same as a reefer or a stick — a marijuana cigaret.

Fred Shapiro

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