Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... boy , and grown up in their midst , can alone portray them in their true sense . The aid of such persons it was impossible to procure , and the words here brought together have been , with very few exceptions , collected by myself . The ...
... boy , and grown up in their midst , can alone portray them in their true sense . The aid of such persons it was impossible to procure , and the words here brought together have been , with very few exceptions , collected by myself . The ...
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... boys for shooting in the ring , also called in England , a taw . It is made of marble or of painted etc .; clay . ALLIGATOR . 1. A large American reptile , resembling the Egyptian cro- codile , having a wide , obtuse muzzle and unequal ...
... boys for shooting in the ring , also called in England , a taw . It is made of marble or of painted etc .; clay . ALLIGATOR . 1. A large American reptile , resembling the Egyptian cro- codile , having a wide , obtuse muzzle and unequal ...
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... boys , you know Hoss Allen - no back out in him , anyhow ! — Hoss Allen , of Missouri . BACK TRACK . To take the back track is to retrace one's steps , to retreat ; and hence is equivalent to to back out . Western . TO BACK WATER , v ...
... boys , you know Hoss Allen - no back out in him , anyhow ! — Hoss Allen , of Missouri . BACK TRACK . To take the back track is to retrace one's steps , to retreat ; and hence is equivalent to to back out . Western . TO BACK WATER , v ...
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... boy , with childish joy , I've roam'd at the close of day , When our work was done , to have some fun , And hear the banjo play . - Negro Melody . Ole Nashville dey say is a very nice town , Dar de niggers pick de cotton till de sun ...
... boy , with childish joy , I've roam'd at the close of day , When our work was done , to have some fun , And hear the banjo play . - Negro Melody . Ole Nashville dey say is a very nice town , Dar de niggers pick de cotton till de sun ...
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... boys to the manner of sliding down hill on their sleds , when lying on their bellies . 2. In Pennsylvania , molasses candy is so called . BELLWORT . The popular name of plants of the genus Uvularia . BENDER . In New York , a spree , a ...
... boys to the manner of sliding down hill on their sleds , when lying on their bellies . 2. In Pennsylvania , molasses candy is so called . BELLWORT . The popular name of plants of the genus Uvularia . BENDER . In New York , a spree , a ...
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