Word: bootblack
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Dates: during 1882-1882
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...hero of the new play, written for Nat. Goodwin, is a bootblack who attains the summit of his ambition - night clerk in a hotel...
...Albany bootblack, when asked why he pronounced the word "either" as if it were spelled "ither" replied: "Well, the Harvard boys all say ither, and their style is good enough...