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Do you know who made the first known historical reference to 'the great unwashed'
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It was given in an encyclopedia at the beginning of the last century:
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Wood-Nut...washedthe.html

That's the earliest reference I have found, so it is a fairly old expression.
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