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[US] W. Kansas World (Wakeeney, KS) 23 Oct. 1/4: T. Courtney and E. Arnold started [...] to Phillips county, to get each a load of Irish lemons.
at Irish lemon (n.) under Irish, adj.
[US] W. Kansas World (Wakeeney, KS) 24 Dec. 1/4: I’ll be eternally hornswoggled if I don’t draw the line at custard pie.
at hornswoggled, adj.
[US] Western Kansas World 16 June 1/6: ‘Oh, go button up your lip,’ drawled jacob.
at button one’s lip, v.
[US] Western Kansas World 22 Dec. 4/3: In mixing himself up in our political conflab he let the enemy flank down.
at conflab, n.
[US] W. Kansas World (Wakeeney, KS) 11 May 4/1: The News has been informed of the existence of a bug-juice joint at Ness City.
at bug juice (n.) under bug, n.4
[US] Western Kansas World 19 Oct. 1/6: I’m having the gosh-durnedest best time in my life.
at do one’s darnedest (v.) under darned, adj.
[US] Western Kansas World 19 Oct. 1/6: I’m simply an old ruta-baga from the agricultural deestricts.
at rutabaga, n.
[US] Western Kansas World 19 Oct. 1/6: I’m going right in and have a slashing good time.
at slashing, adj.
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