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[US] Grand River Times (Grand Haven, MI) 8 Dec. 113: I ought to have set up my Ebenezer and carried a stiff upper lip, long ago.
at set up one’s ebenezer (v.) under set up, v.
[US] Grand River Times (Grand Haven, MI) 17 May 2/4: It would be impossible for any but a ‘country pumpkin’ to tell one from the other.
at country pumpkin (n.) under country, adj.
[US] Grand River Times (Grand Haven, MI) 30 Sept. 2: Bury the hatchet, bury it low; / Under the greensward, under the snow.
at bury the hatchet (v.) under bury, v.
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