Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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American appearance applied banks bear become body Boston boys California called carry common corn Dictionary Dutch England English expression fish French give given ground hand hard head heard horse Indian Island keep kind known land language late leave Letter live look Major March means meeting Mountains N. Y. Tribune Nature Negro never North one's origin party passed person phrase plant political prairies present probably provincial received river says sense side Slick sometimes sort South Southern speaking species speech Spirit Street tell term Texas thing town Travels tree United Virginia vulgar Washington Webster West Western whole wood word writers Yankee York young