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Re: rushing the can



Does this have anything to do with eating too many prunes?

Art Dostie

Maine State Archives

-----Original Message-----
From: Anderson, Ruth [mailto:ruth.anderson@MNHS.ORG]
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 11:11 AM
To: Archives & Archivists
Cc: Dostie, Arthur
Subject: rushing the can


Does anyone know the meaning of "rushing the can"?  A researcher at
 the
Minnesota Historical Society Library has found the term in court records and
newspaper articles from ca. 1900.  "Rushing the can" is not listed in any of
the slang dictionaries in the library and no one on the reference staff is
familiar with the term.  Any ideas?
Thanks.

Ruth Bauer Anderson
Reference-Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. West
St. Paul, Mn 55102-1906
(651)297-7432
Email: ruth.anderson@mnhs.org

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