[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dig" (Slang)

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dig, v. (OED, 6.c., 1935)

1934 Chicago Defender 14 Apr. 8/1 (Newspapers.com)

John Nesbit, trumpet of Joe Nevil's Alabama Aces, says we can dig him permanently at 26 Yarmouth St., Boston, Mass.

Fred Shapiro

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