Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... Washington , for many terms of nat- ural history , words relating to the arts , and Westernisms ; and to Dr. FRANCIS LIEBER , of Columbia College , New York , for many sound remarks , of which I have availed myself in the pages of the ...
... Washington , for many terms of nat- ural history , words relating to the arts , and Westernisms ; and to Dr. FRANCIS LIEBER , of Columbia College , New York , for many sound remarks , of which I have availed myself in the pages of the ...
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... Washington , I take pleasure in again making my acknowledgments for the valuable aid furnished me in the present as well as in the former edition , not only for the contribution of numerous words and illustrations , but for his ...
... Washington , I take pleasure in again making my acknowledgments for the valuable aid furnished me in the present as well as in the former edition , not only for the contribution of numerous words and illustrations , but for his ...
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... Washington county , Washington village , and Washington hollow ; Jefferson county , village , lake , etc. The State of New York has thus perpetuated , in her towns and vil- lages , the names of Adams , Jay , Lafayette , Hamilton ...
... Washington county , Washington village , and Washington hollow ; Jefferson county , village , lake , etc. The State of New York has thus perpetuated , in her towns and vil- lages , the names of Adams , Jay , Lafayette , Hamilton ...
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... Washington , in 1846 , on the abuse of this word . The writer says : — " The proceedings of Congress ; the decision of Congress ; or either House ; the vote of the Senate or of the House , preliminary or final ; the consideration of a ...
... Washington , in 1846 , on the abuse of this word . The writer says : — " The proceedings of Congress ; the decision of Congress ; or either House ; the vote of the Senate or of the House , preliminary or final ; the consideration of a ...
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... Washington Paper . BAGGAGE - CAR . The car on a railroad in which the baggage is stowed . It is placed next behind the tender . BAGGAGE - SMASHER . A man who transfers baggage to and from railroad cars , steamboats , etc. So called from ...
... Washington Paper . BAGGAGE - CAR . The car on a railroad in which the baggage is stowed . It is placed next behind the tender . BAGGAGE - SMASHER . A man who transfers baggage to and from railroad cars , steamboats , etc. So called from ...
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