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Thread #36440 Message #504443
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
11-Jul-01 - 05:36 PM
Thread Name: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Subject: RE: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
My edition of the OED is old (1920s), and lacked the reference to Garrick. Thanks, Burke. I would like to get the online version, but I can't justify it on retirement income.