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[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 12 Dec. 1/2: ‘What is the bill of fare?’ ‘Biled thripe and injuns [...] prairie soup and dough-gods’.
at dough-Jehovahs (n.) under dough, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 1 Jan. 2/1: The Indian [...] scorns the dyspeptic sardine and the poisonous canned cow-juice.
at canned cow (n.) under canned, adj.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 1 Jan. 2/1: The noble red man never crooks his elbow at the bar.
at crook the elbow (v.) under elbow, n.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 26 Jan. 1/4: The prisoner [...] was well received at the jail [...] in the cell in the place reserved for him. It is called the bridal chamber, being the cell set apart for female prisoners. In this cage [he] will remain under death watch.
at bridal chamber, n.
[US] Great Falls (MT) 20 Nov. 1/4: One wonders what a real, old-fashioned mud-slinging campaign will be like.
at mud-slinging, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 21 Apr. 2/1: Donovan was arrested [...] whenhe presented an allged forged prescription [...] to get some of the so-called ‘snow’ or morphine.
at snow, n.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 2 Mar. 12/2: With the transaction completed the badge was to show and McClintock placed under arrest.
at badge, n.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 2 Mar. 12/2: Then would follow an artful shakedown, for Russell was certain the hotel man would rather come across than bear the disgrace of arrest.
at shakedown, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 3 Mar. 6/2: I’ll be blistered if I wouldn’t go and jump into the bay.
at blistered, adj.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 4 June 12/4: Nature never intended that I should be a rockhound, a peebble-pup or any of the [...] designations, whereby geologists are [...] profanely classified.
at pebble pup (n.) under pebble, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 4 June 12/4: Nature never intended that I should be a rockhound, a peebble-pup or any of the [...] designations, whereby geologists are [...] profanely classified.
at rockhound (n.) under rock, n.
[US] Great Falls Tribune (MT) 1 Jan. 5/2: Many high school graduates have been required to take a course [in] the fundamentals of spelling and grammar. This course [...] is known by the highly descriptive but unprofessional title of ‘bonehead English’.
at bonehead English (n.) under bonehead, n.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 8 Jan. 17/3: A ‘full ride’ is a scholarship which pays all fees, plus room and board and other incidentals.
at full ride (n.) under ride, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 16 Dec. 1G/5: [headline] Bush showed much more hat than cattle.
at more hat than cattle (adj.) under hat, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 1 Aug. 26/1: She uses naughty words like [...] stinky butt, poopoo head.
at stinky-butt, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 1 Aug. 26/1: She uses naughty words like [...] stinky butt, poopoo head.
at poo-poo head (n.) under poo-poo, n.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 11 Oct. 51/4: ‘We cannot let them hog the ball,’ said [the] state coach.
at hog, v.
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 11 Oct. 51/4: Last week the Bobcats and their fans were pigging out on points.
at pig out (v.) under pig, v.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 11 Oct. 51/4: Last week the Bobcats and their fans were pigging out on points. To prevent a stinker today, perhaps a different method is required.
at stinker, n.1
[US] Great Falls Trib. (MT) 16 Aug. A7/4: The next grant cycle for stateside funds is in November.
at Stateside, n.
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