[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Shotgun" (House)

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shotgun (house) (OED 1938)

1903 Constitution (Atlanta) 30 Aug. 7/4 (Newspapers.com)

These are not shacks, but good shot-gun houses in good repair.

Fred Shapiro

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