Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... mountains , bays ; the peculiarities of soil and climate ; all that relates to the cultivation of the earth , the names of fishes , birds , fruits , vegetables , coins , etc. , etc. , retain to a great extent the names given them by the ...
... mountains , bays ; the peculiarities of soil and climate ; all that relates to the cultivation of the earth , the names of fishes , birds , fruits , vegetables , coins , etc. , etc. , retain to a great extent the names given them by the ...
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... mountains , and perhaps else- where , into cow - creature , male - cow , and even gentleman - cow ! A friend who resided many years in the West has told me of an incident where a gray - headed man of sixty doffed his hat reverently and ...
... mountains , and perhaps else- where , into cow - creature , male - cow , and even gentleman - cow ! A friend who resided many years in the West has told me of an incident where a gray - headed man of sixty doffed his hat reverently and ...
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... mountainous , nothing , L. I. " ne'er a , " druv " drove , nigger negro , dubous " dubious , offen eend " end , ole everywheres " everywhere , Ŏnly forrerd " forward , N. E. pint " point , 66 fust " first , pooty gal " girl , punkin ...
... mountainous , nothing , L. I. " ne'er a , " druv " drove , nigger negro , dubous " dubious , offen eend " end , ole everywheres " everywhere , Ŏnly forrerd " forward , N. E. pint " point , 66 fust " first , pooty gal " girl , punkin ...
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... Mountain Sheep , an animal extensively distributed through North America along the highlands of the Rocky Mountains from California to the parallel of 68 ° . - S . F. Baird . BIG MEETING . Common in the West for " protracted meeting ...
... Mountain Sheep , an animal extensively distributed through North America along the highlands of the Rocky Mountains from California to the parallel of 68 ° . - S . F. Baird . BIG MEETING . Common in the West for " protracted meeting ...
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... Mountain men . ” See Owen's Geological Survey of Kentucky . BLUE LAWS . Where and how the story of the New Haven Blue Laws originated is a matter of some curiosity . According to Dr. Peters , the epithet blue was applied to the laws of ...
... Mountain men . ” See Owen's Geological Survey of Kentucky . BLUE LAWS . Where and how the story of the New Haven Blue Laws originated is a matter of some curiosity . According to Dr. Peters , the epithet blue was applied to the laws of ...
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