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[US] Jasper News (MO) 6 Oct. 1/1: The boss has gone to the world’s fair and is now meandering up and down the pike.
at pike, n.2
[US] Jasper News (MO) 24 Dec. 7/4: Come right to town and go to their barn, / ‘Rubber’ around — it will do no harm.
at rubber around (v.) under rubber , v.3
[US] Jasper News (MO) 24 Dec. 7/2: Spot is a good fellow [...] / He’s no streak of yellow.
at yellow, n.
[US] Jasper News (MO) 27 May 5/5: The saying ‘devil’s dozen’ m,eans the same as ‘baker’s dozern’. It connotes [...] 13 loaves of bread instead of twelve.
at devil’s dozen (n.) under devil, n.
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