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[US] Kansas City Times (MO) 21 June 7/5: The latest badger game, and one which, while of a common occurence, is unusually ‘odorous,’ came to light yesterday.
at badger game (n.) under badger, n.1
[US] Kansas City Times (MO) 21 June 7/2: a badger game. In which John Houghton was ‘Badgered’ Out of $75 by a Colored Prostitute.
at badger, v.
[US] Kansas City Times (MO) 14 Sept. 3/1: [They] proceeded to take advantage [sic] of the opportunity to fatten their batting averages, which they did to a ‘fare thee well’.
at to a fare-thee-well (adv.) under fare-thee-well, phr.
[US] Kansas City Times (MO) 11 Apr. 16/2: The rock-ribbed of the unterrified probably consoled themselves with the thought [...] ‘Oh, well, we’ll let the tail go with the hide’.
at let the tail go with the hide (v.) under tail, n.
[US] Kansas City Times (MO) 7 Oct. 1/5: Of true ‘dinkum Aussies’ — whose fathers had been born in Australia — there were only there I knew.
at true dinkum (n.) under true, adj.
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