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[US] Salt Lake Herald-Republican (UT) 5 Dec. 42: She turned to Roberts. ‘First off, what’s biting you?’.
at what’s biting you? under bite, v.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Repub. (UT) 17 Oct. 33/2: [cartoon caption] Gosh Blame it!
at blame, v.
[US] Salt lake Herald Republican (UT) 17 Oct. 33/1: [cartoon caption] Who, me, climb up there? [...] You must be nut-house.
at nut house, n.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Repub. (UT) 19 Dec. 52/2: ‘You’ll have to wear one of little Emily’s nighties.’ ‘I’d rather sleep raw’.
at raw, adj.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UT) 11 Dec. 6/11: I have been riding the rods over the big Arizona desert.
at ride the rods (v.) under ride, v.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UT) 11 Dec. 6/11: Since I was sixteen [...] I have done little but hit the rods, loll in side-door Pullmans.
at hit the rods (v.) under rod, n.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Repub. (UT) 19 Dec. 52/3: ‘Ha — we wouldn’t play football with a sissy’.
at sissy, n.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UT) 13 Mar. 60/3: [cartoon caption] Dod blast your evil mind! [...] Can’t you efen let der last day go bye mitout some dod blasted devilshment.
at dod-blasted (adj.) under dod, n.1
[US] Salt Lake Herald-Republican (UT) 3 July 42/1: [cartoon caption] You iss a disgrace! Ding bust your dog-rotted little hide.
at dog, n.1
[US] Salt Lake Herald-Republican (UH) 24 Apr. 5/3: They were Honyockers [...] They call the old timers ‘gumbo grabbers’, but we belong to the Honyocker class.
at hunyak, n.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UH) 17 Apr. 3/2: If I had you here, though, I’d romp on you, right.
at romp on (v.) under romp, v.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UH) 17 Apr. 3/2: ‘Say, what kind of scissor-bill are you?’ inquired Mr Woods, impolitely. ‘I’m no scissor-bill,’ rertorted Mr Hanson.
at scissorbill, n.
[US] Salt Lake Herald Republican (UH) 17 Apr. 3/2: You long-eared yegg.
at yegg, n.
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