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Elk County Advocate choose

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[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 13 July 1/2: I had been brooding over Abner, till I was gloom and savage asa meat-axe.
at savage as a meat axe (adj.) under meat axe, n.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 16 Mar. 1/5: Blast my buttons, but he’s halmost broke my harm.
at blast, v.1
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 30 Nov. 3/2: You bet the are something just knobby, Pete, just look at his fancy necktie.
at nobby, adj.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 30 Nov. 3/2: I’m all O.K.
at OK, adj.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 30 Nov. 3/2: ‘Nothing like that in this ’ere town, is there, Bill?’ ‘Why, yes siree, of course there is’.
at yes sir!, excl.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 1 Apr. 1/1: The redskins must change [...] The boys call you lazy red nigger.
at red nigger (n.) under nigger, n.1
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 25 Sept. 3/5: Some call him ‘Baldy,’ others call him ‘Skating Park’.
at baldy, n.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 25 Sept. 3/4: The big dog with the brass collar came down [...] to see the small man with the large bald spot.
at big dog with the brass collar, n.
[US] Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 2 Sept. 1/3: ‘Keep cool,’ cried the superintendant [...] nothing can be gained by excitement.
at cool, adj.
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