1871, invented by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking-Glass."
Oh, the excitement of that moment when the “vorpal” sword went “snicker-snack” through the writhing neck of the monster!
Along his line of work he took his “vorpal” sword in hand and severed all the knots and twists of the mathematical Jabberwocky.
He took his vorpal sword in hand:Long time the manxome foe he sought.
And through, and through,The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He took his vorpal sword in hand;Long time the manxome foe he sought.
