Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... Virginia and North Carolina , with the daisy in Eng- land . ATLANTIC STATES . States bordering on the Atlantic . ATOLE . In the Spanish portions of North America , gruel , generally of corn - meal . ATTITUDINIZE . To assume affected ...
... Virginia and North Carolina , with the daisy in Eng- land . ATLANTIC STATES . States bordering on the Atlantic . ATOLE . In the Spanish portions of North America , gruel , generally of corn - meal . ATTITUDINIZE . To assume affected ...
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... Virginia barbecue , whether of a social or a political character , is a rural entertainment which deserves more praise than censure ; and we know of none which affords the stranger a better opportunity of studying the character of the ...
... Virginia barbecue , whether of a social or a political character , is a rural entertainment which deserves more praise than censure ; and we know of none which affords the stranger a better opportunity of studying the character of the ...
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... Virginia , Salt - water Tailors . Another name is the Skip- jack . On the Jersey coast , the name Blue - fish is applied to the Weak- fish , or Squeteauge . BLUE - GRASS . The name of the grass of 4 BLO - BLU 37 TO BLOW OUT. To talk ...
... Virginia , Salt - water Tailors . Another name is the Skip- jack . On the Jersey coast , the name Blue - fish is applied to the Weak- fish , or Squeteauge . BLUE - GRASS . The name of the grass of 4 BLO - BLU 37 TO BLOW OUT. To talk ...
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... Virginia for a military body - servant . Each captain and lieutenant was entitled , and I believe is so now , to select from the rank of his company a soldier to wait on him , to carry messages , to cater for him , and to cook for him ...
... Virginia for a military body - servant . Each captain and lieutenant was entitled , and I believe is so now , to select from the rank of his company a soldier to wait on him , to carry messages , to cater for him , and to cook for him ...
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... Virginia . - BREAK - BACK . A term applied to a peculiar roof , common in the country , where the rear portion is extended beyond the line of the opposite side , and at a different angle . The addition thus acquired is used as a wash ...
... Virginia . - BREAK - BACK . A term applied to a peculiar roof , common in the country , where the rear portion is extended beyond the line of the opposite side , and at a different angle . The addition thus acquired is used as a wash ...
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