[Ads-l] Antedating of "Goober"

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goober (OED 1833)

1832 New England Farmer 15 AUg. 38/2 (Newspapers.com)

Mr. E. W. Haring of Cayuga, Claiborne Co. Miss. wishes for information relative to the article of Pindars, by some called ground nuts, by some Goober Peas, &c.

Fred Shapiro



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