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I've been impressed by the quality of research done on this forum. I have "drunk driver" meaning one who drives an automobile while intoxicated from 1948. I'm pretty sure it's older than that. Can anyone find an earliest attested date of that phrase in that sense, with evidence showing it in a reproduction (i.e. digital scan, not transcription) of a dated publication? And would there be an objection if I drop such queries here from time to time?






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          "Drunken driver" from 1829



          "Drunken driver" from 1839



          "Drunken driver" from 1815



          "Drunk driver" from 1841



          "Drunk driver" from 1848



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          "Drunken driver" from 1829



          "Drunken driver" from 1839



          "Drunken driver" from 1815



          "Drunk driver" from 1841



          "Drunk driver" from 1848



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          "Drunken driver" from 1839



          "Drunken driver" from 1815



          "Drunk driver" from 1841



          "Drunk driver" from 1848



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          "Drunken driver" from 1829



          "Drunken driver" from 1839



          "Drunken driver" from 1815



          "Drunk driver" from 1841



          "Drunk driver" from 1848



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          • Answers are not solely for the benefit of the OP. We are supposed to be creating a repository of questions and answers for posterity. The usual way to answer such a question would be with a transcribed quotation and a link to the source. Since the source is an image, that would satisfy everyone.
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          • I believe this is what they call a "link-only answer". It could be fixed by putting the quotations in the answer. Your advertisement for G**gle is noted.
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          • Answers are not solely for the benefit of the OP. We are supposed to be creating a repository of questions and answers for posterity. The usual way to answer such a question would be with a transcribed quotation and a link to the source. Since the source is an image, that would satisfy everyone.
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          I believe this is what they call a "link-only answer". It could be fixed by putting the quotations in the answer. Your advertisement for G**gle is noted.
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          I believe this is what they call a "link-only answer". It could be fixed by putting the quotations in the answer. Your advertisement for G**gle is noted.
          – bof
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          @bof - Opie doesn't want quotations, he wants images. The links give him images.
          – Hot Licks
          19 mins ago




          @bof - Opie doesn't want quotations, he wants images. The links give him images.
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          Answers are not solely for the benefit of the OP. We are supposed to be creating a repository of questions and answers for posterity. The usual way to answer such a question would be with a transcribed quotation and a link to the source. Since the source is an image, that would satisfy everyone.
          – bof
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          Answers are not solely for the benefit of the OP. We are supposed to be creating a repository of questions and answers for posterity. The usual way to answer such a question would be with a transcribed quotation and a link to the source. Since the source is an image, that would satisfy everyone.
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