Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... appearance at court fearing he was about to absquatulate . — N. Y. Herald , 1847 . A railroad station - master at Oakdale has absquatulated with funds belonging to the railroad and various individuals . — N. Y. Tribune . Hope's ...
... appearance at court fearing he was about to absquatulate . — N. Y. Herald , 1847 . A railroad station - master at Oakdale has absquatulated with funds belonging to the railroad and various individuals . — N. Y. Tribune . Hope's ...
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... appearance , we are on the eve of a bloody contest , if not a revolution . What will be the consequence ? One or the other party must back out , or no one can tell what will be the result . - National Intelligencer . " T would save some ...
... appearance , we are on the eve of a bloody contest , if not a revolution . What will be the consequence ? One or the other party must back out , or no one can tell what will be the result . - National Intelligencer . " T would save some ...
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... appearance of going in a different direction ; and , figuratively , to deceive a person by putting him on the wrong track . BLIZZARD . A poser . This word is not known in the Eastern States . A gentlemen at dinner asked me for a toast ...
... appearance of going in a different direction ; and , figuratively , to deceive a person by putting him on the wrong track . BLIZZARD . A poser . This word is not known in the Eastern States . A gentlemen at dinner asked me for a toast ...
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... appearance and taste . BLUE - BOOK . A printed book containing the names of all the persons holding office under the government of the United States , with their place of birth , amount of salary , etc. It answers to the Red - Book of ...
... appearance and taste . BLUE - BOOK . A printed book containing the names of all the persons holding office under the government of the United States , with their place of birth , amount of salary , etc. It answers to the Red - Book of ...
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... appearance it resembles the Orchard grass of the North . CRACKER . 1. A little paper cylinder filled with powder , imported from China ; called also a Fire - cracker . It receives its name from the noise it produces in exploding . In ...
... appearance it resembles the Orchard grass of the North . CRACKER . 1. A little paper cylinder filled with powder , imported from China ; called also a Fire - cracker . It receives its name from the noise it produces in exploding . In ...
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