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[US] Princeton Union (MN) 7 Aug. 8/1: Howard [...] is the boss stacker, he can build one as straight as a dog’s hind leg, so we are informed.
at straight as a dog’s hind leg (adj.) under straight, adj.1
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 15 Jan. 1/2: It is a pity that there are not many more such beer-guzzlers in this country.
at beer-guzzler (n.) under beer, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 14 Oct. 1/4: The dirty dog of an editor who penned these words.
at dirty dog (n.) under dirty, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 24 Feb. 5/5: He styles his improved guns ‘Peacemakers.‘ for [...] they will make war entirely out of the question.
at peacemaker (n.) under peace, n.
[US] Princeton Union (Minn.) 13 Nov. 1/5: Democrats and disgruntled Republicans [...] have been repeating the ‘boodle’ slanders against Gov. Merriam.
at boodle, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 27 Nov. 1/5: The old man looked contemptuously at the speaker, and then said in a don’t-give-a-continental tone: ‘G’way niggers; I don’t care’.
at continental, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (Minn.) 13 Nov. 1/6: In New York it is Tammany’s turn to bur red fire and sound the hewgag.
at hewgag, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 23 July 4/1: He is a swell-headed demagogue or a senseless ass.
at swell-headed, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 3 Sept. 3/3: Jane was in highstrikes.
at highstrikes, n.
[US] Princeton Union (Minn.) 7 May 2/4: ‘What is a Kentucky breakfast, sir?’ Mr Watterson gazed pityingly at the chef [...] ‘Two drinks of whisky and a chew of tobacco’.
at Kentucky breakfast (n.) under Kentucky, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 4 Aug. 6/2: The braggadocious lose their lives in a Mexican vocano.
at braggadocious, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 28 Sept. 7/5: Ize gwine to let yo’ pologize fur sayin’ I was a no-account nigger.
at no-account nigger (n.) under no-account, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 11 May 7/4: There must be individuality, and that of the strongest kind in the dresmaker or the bonnet builder.
at bonnet-builder (n.) under bonnet, n.2
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 22 June 1/4: You won’t? Well, then, go chase yourself! Begone!
at go chase yourself! (excl.) under chase, v.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 5 Sept. 6/3: ‘Great snakes!’ shouted Bolly Briggs.
at great snakes! (excl.) under great...!, excl.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 31 Oct. 4/3: [heading] Those Peanut Heads.
at peanut-head (n.) under peanut, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 5 Sept. 6/3: Three minutes later Hank Bloodgood, the ‘Killer’, was swinging from the limb of a tree.
at swing, v.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 20 Feb. 10/1: M. Lionheart is the mail carrier and you want to give him the road when you meet him. He is loaded for bear.
at give someone the road (v.) under road, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 12 Aug. 5/4: His language inflamed some of the hot heads and [...] a gust of wind wafted a few specimens of antiquated cackleberries in the direction of the speaker’s head.
at cackleberry (n.) under cackle, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 18 Mar. 5/3: ‘Iron Hats’ in black, brown and pearl, latest styles.
at iron hat (n.) under iron, adj.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: In Ireland the ace of diamonds is nicknamed the ‘Earl of Cork’ because they say it is the worst ace and the poorest card in the deck.
at earl of Cork, n.1
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: The ‘curse of Scotland’ is what the nine of diamonds is called in that country.
at curse of Scotland, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: Sailoirs call the four of clubs the ’devil’s bedposts’.
at devil’s bedpost (n.) under devil, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: ‘Ned Stokes’ is the name of the four of spades.
at ned stokes, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 2 Mar. 4/2: All the sensational stuff from the Phillippines is being ‘blue pencilled’ this week.
at blue-pencil, v.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 1 Mar. 2/3: The dairyman [...] guarantees his cackleberries to be strictly of the first quality.
at cackleberry (n.) under cackle, n.
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: She as a snorter, too, real jam, and no mistake, a lady.
at real jam (n.) under jam, n.2
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: Inside was a dona — a real lady, you understand, dressed up to the knocker.
at dressed up to the knocker under knocker, n.1
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: She as a snorter, too, real jam, and no mistake, a lady.
at snorter, n.2
[US] Princeton Union (MN) 15 May 5/3: Blind piggers cannot find much satisfaction in the act of 1901 [...] making provisions for the punishment of parties who keep a blind pig.
at blind-pigger, n.
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