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[US] Logan Republican (UT) 17 Oct. 6/5: The convicts [were] started for the ‘death row’, where the men condemned to death are confined.
at Death Row, n.
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 24 Apr. 4/2: Elder Blair is not much in love with the Catholic ladies either as they often give him down the country.
at give someone down the country (v.) under country, n.
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 20 Jan. 7/2: ‘Matildy,’ I says, ‘he’s got a screw loose up aloft just as sure as you’re a born woman!’.
at a screw loose under screw, n.1
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 15 Aug. 6/4: She went with a kerplop into water two feet deep.
at kerplop! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
[US] Logan Repub. (UT) 15 Apr. 3/1: Story of a Fallen Girl [...] He suggested I live in one of the parlor houses.
at parlor house (n.) under parlor, n.
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 24 Dec. 4/3: See that long drink of water at the second table wearing a glad smile.
at long drink (of water) (n.) under long, adj.
[US] Logan Repub. (UT) 27 Sept. 8/6: The Sigma Beta delta Sorority will entertain this evening at a rush party at [etc.].
at rush, adj.
[US] Logan Repub. (UT) 23 Mar. 2/2: If Mr Wilson just had Mr Bryan in the cabinet now he would not ‘knock him into a cocked hat,’ he would just give him the Lansing bounce.
at give someone the bounce (v.) under bounce, n.1
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 24 Jan. 6/1: Very few editors know how to run their papers [...] All towns would be better if they had a few more buttinskys on the job.
at buttinski, n.
[US] Logan Republican (UT) 8 May 2/2: Like most mudslingers his yelps at the come back are piercing.
at mudslinger, n.
[US] Logan Repub. (UT) 222 Oct. 4/3: On last Friday night the sorosis held their first rush party ath the Hotel Eccles.
at rush, adj.
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