[Ads-l] Antedating of "Phoney"

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phoney (OED 1893)

1890 Courier-Journal (Louisville) 15 June 21/1 (Newspapers.com)

The penny-weighter ... makes a full description of the prize, and visiting a lapidary has a "phony" jewel of the same kind made to order.

Fred Shapiro

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