[Ads-l] Major Antedating of "Gin" (Card Game)

[Shapiro, Fred]

gin (OED, n2, 2., 1946)

1915 Wichita Eagle 23 May 3/1 (Newspapers.com)

Card players in Wichita ... are taking up a game originated by Elwood T. Baker ... It is known as "Gin" ... The game is a little like the well-known game of "Rummy."

Fred Shapiro

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