[Ads-l] antedating "cheaters"

Jonathan Lighter 00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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Eyeglasses. OED: 1920.

1917 _N.Y. Tribune_ (Oct. 19) 13: The lean, gawky [Yale] freshman with
the steel-rim cheaters and a studious air.

JL

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