Talk:gridiron

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic The "gridiron and dough boys"

The "gridiron and dough boys"

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) has this as slang for "the flag of the United States, in allusion to the stars and stripes" (glossed as "sea", i.e. naval slang). I see it mentioned in a couple of other books, but perhaps not actually used. Equinox 04:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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