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Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 12 jan. 2/2: The great work [...] was to settle whether Warmouth or Wickliffe is to be the ‘big dog’ of the Radical tan-yard.at big dog of the tanyard, n.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 12 jan. 2/2: The great work [...] was to settle whether Warmouth or Wickliffe is to be the ‘big dog’ of the Radical tan-yard. Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 2 Oct. 2/3: The Custom House Packet, with the Custom House colored band, U.S. Marshal Packard, in command, with the old flag triumphantly kissing the breeze of old Red, the band playing ‘Katie, Bar The Door,’ and with waving rags touched the wharf and proceeded to land her precious cargo.at Katy bar the door, phr.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 2 Oct. 2/3: US Marshall Packard, big he-boss of the whole layout and other small fry.at layout, n.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 30 Aug. 1/4: We denounce [...] the revival of the coolie trade in Mongolian women importted for immoral purposes and Mongolian men hired to perform servile labour.at coolie, n.1
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 6 Feb. 3/1: That portion of lower Third street, popularly known as ‘Niggerville’.at niggertown, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: I did the brat act again and gently murmured ‘Good evening’.at do the — act (v.) under act, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: It is time enough for these bantams to think of finding a pullet when they have raised money enough [...] to build a henhouse.at bantam, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: [I] got on an awful bat with the boys and went to bed at fourteen o’clock a.m.at on a bat under bat, n.3
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: ‘D’y take her?’ ‘Bet cher sweet life I didn’t’.at bet one’s (sweet) life (v.) under bet, v.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 14 Feb. 1/6: ‘Well, fur charity’s sake!’ yelled the youth from Yale. ‘When’d you blow in?’ He retorted with epigrammatic brilliancy, ‘Ah, go chase ourself around your feet’.at blow in, v.2
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 14 Feb. 1/6: ‘Well, fur charity’s sake!’ yelled the youth from Yale. ‘When’d you blow in?’ He retorted with epigrammatic brilliancy, ‘Ah, go chase ourself around your feet’.at go chase yourself! (excl.) under chase, v.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: Well she must think I’m a bloomin’ chump.at chump, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: Lah-De-Dah. Was there ever a more remarkable creature than the young man of to-day? He is a study’.at la-di-da(h), adj.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: If there was law against young galoots sparking and marrying before they have all cut their teeth [etc.].at galoot, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: ‘By the way, Rosalind, get on to this hat, will you.’ ‘Oh you sassy divil, it’s English’.at get on to (v.) under get on, v.1
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: Young Mr Nobody, / Living quite fast, / Boasting of Pedigree, / Rank in the past!at Mr, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: I’ll take you, but I draw the line at the old woman.at old woman, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: Well, sir, she just raised her eyes slowly and gave me the coldest, cruelest out you ever saw in your life.at out, n.
Louisiana Democrat 14 Feb. 1/6: ‘By the way, Rosalind, get on to this hat, will you.’ ‘Oh you sassy divil, it’s English’.at sassy, adj.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 23 Dec. 3/3: A man in Arkansas [who] was bobbing around in a lively manner ot organize a railroad company.at bob around (v.) under bob, v.3
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 9 Oct. 2/2: Even in the cities of our Southern seaboard, the penny or copper cent, is commonly used.at penny, n.
Louisiana Democrat (Baton Rouge, LA) 3 Oct. 1/2: And Cheap John as before, / Is selling bargains rare.at cheap john, n.1
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA) 27 Jan. 2/1: Bro. McMeans of the Morehouse Clarion, is after the Minden Democrat pencil-pusher and uses some very severe words towards him.at pencil-pusher, n.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandra, LA) 27 Aug. 1/3: After this comes once more the old cry: ‘Stand back, doughfaces!’.at doughface (n.) under dough, n.
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