Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... side of copiousness , admitted many words common to the colloquial language of England and this country , which have now been rejected to make way for pure Americanisms . Of the words so rejected there are nearly eight hundred . The ...
... side of copiousness , admitted many words common to the colloquial language of England and this country , which have now been rejected to make way for pure Americanisms . Of the words so rejected there are nearly eight hundred . The ...
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... side of copiousness , than by too rigid a system of selection to run into the opposite extreme . A careful perusal of nearly all the English glossaries has enabled me to select what appeared most desirable to embrace , and what to avoid ...
... side of copiousness , than by too rigid a system of selection to run into the opposite extreme . A careful perusal of nearly all the English glossaries has enabled me to select what appeared most desirable to embrace , and what to avoid ...
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... tenacity of the soil , and the suddenness with which they are made . A sloping bank by a river's side , or a similarly formed ravine , is not a barranca . These perpendicular walls of earth are found in Texas and New Mexico BAR 31.
... tenacity of the soil , and the suddenness with which they are made . A sloping bank by a river's side , or a similarly formed ravine , is not a barranca . These perpendicular walls of earth are found in Texas and New Mexico BAR 31.
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... side of trees at a sufficient distance from each other to enable the trav- eller readily to discover them , and thus follow the direct path or road . Such a mark is called a blaze , and trees thus marked are said to be blazed . " That ...
... side of trees at a sufficient distance from each other to enable the trav- eller readily to discover them , and thus follow the direct path or road . Such a mark is called a blaze , and trees thus marked are said to be blazed . " That ...
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... side or mead , Robert of Lincoln is telling his name , Bob - o ' - link , bob - o ' - link , Spink , spank , spink . - W. C. Bryant . Bob - Sled . A sled much used for the transportation of large timber from the forest to a river or ...
... side or mead , Robert of Lincoln is telling his name , Bob - o ' - link , bob - o ' - link , Spink , spank , spink . - W. C. Bryant . Bob - Sled . A sled much used for the transportation of large timber from the forest to a river or ...
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