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Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 8 Mar. 4/1: He had had his bench-legged fice with him, asleep [...] The dog had a very large body, and legs proportioned like those of a dinner-pot.at bench-legged (adj.) under bench, n.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 8 Mar. 4/1: He had had his bench-legged fice with him, asleep [...] The dog had a very large body, and legs proportioned like those of a dinner-pot. Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 5 June 4/2: An’ throwed the bluddy British lion / Ker-slump upon his knees.at kerslump! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 19 Jan. 2/1: ‘Dead Shot Whiskey’ [...] one pint of such liquor would kill the strongest man.at dead shot (n.) under dead, adj.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 27 Mar. 2/1: There’s old Mullen Stork, he’s in our mess, and he saws gourds all night.at saw gourds (v.) under saw, v.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 27 June 1/2I: I is got more of that darned stuff on hands than would burn up ten thousand wet dogs.at to burn (adv.) under burn, v.
Fayetteville Observer (TN) 22 Aug. 1/6: The down-town daily nigger nose-rag, sometimes called ‘The Disptach’.at nose rag (n.) under nose, n.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 19 Nov. 1/1: The oil was found to be lamp oil, with a very rank smell.at rank, adj.1
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 13 May 2/2: There never was a more inexcusable enqactment than the one passed by the leigslature enrolling Brownlow’s chicken-lifters. The ostensible purpose was to punish the Kluklux, but not an attempt, even, has been made to arest one.at chicken-lifter (n.) under chicken, n.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 27 Apr. 1/4: He’s sloped with the money [...] bet my boots on that.at bet one’s boots (v.) under bet, v.
Fayetteville Obs. (TN) 27 Apr. 1/3: Ding you! Who are you anyhow? [...] Ding it if I can tell you, must have been the devil [...] But ding it, man, I must obey orders.at ding, v.2
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