Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... A fish of the herring kind , abounding in the waters of New England . In Mary- land and Virginia they are called " old wives ; " Alewhap , plur . Alewhaps , in Connecticut . The name appears to be an Indian one , though 6 AGU - ALE.
... A fish of the herring kind , abounding in the waters of New England . In Mary- land and Virginia they are called " old wives ; " Alewhap , plur . Alewhaps , in Connecticut . The name appears to be an Indian one , though 6 AGU - ALE.
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... Virginia . See Old Dominion . Andpersand . Two generations ago , when Irish schoolmasters were common at the South , this expression , equivalent to the & annexed to the alphabet ( meaning " & per se , and , " to distinguish it from & c ...
... Virginia . See Old Dominion . Andpersand . Two generations ago , when Irish schoolmasters were common at the South , this expression , equivalent to the & annexed to the alphabet ( meaning " & per se , and , " to distinguish it from & c ...
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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 , Squeteauge , or Chickwit . See Horse - Mackerel . Blue - Grass . The name of the grass of the ...
... Virginia , Salt - water Tailors . Another name is the Skip - jack . On the Jersey coast , the name Blue - fish is applied to the Weak - fish , Squeteauge , or Chickwit . See Horse - Mackerel . Blue - Grass . The name of the grass of the ...
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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 . A break in the stock - market . A Wall Street phrase : where stock is kept up by artificial means , and a money stringency , or similar cause , makes it difficult to carry a load , the attack of a bear clique or the ...
... Virginia . Break . A break in the stock - market . A Wall Street phrase : where stock is kept up by artificial means , and a money stringency , or similar cause , makes it difficult to carry a load , the attack of a bear clique or the ...
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