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Hm,that's interesting. I wonder why the OED doesn't mention this source in its earliest usage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#Origin_of_the_term http:

Hm,that's interesting. I wonder why the OED doesn't mention this source in its earliest usage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#Origin_of_the_term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#Origin_of_the_term EDIT: In case that sounded sarcastic or like I didn't believe you, I'm actually curious about how they're so far off in their "first usage".

cowsandmilk 12y ago
Because this is Volume 39, which was actually published in 1954, not 1891.[1] Search the book for 1954, or any year before then, you will get results. Search for 1955 and you get nothing. [1] http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=ncycusbio http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=ncycus...