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Shiner Gaz. (TX) 26 Oct. 4/3: Henry Crepon [...] states that while he was resting peacefully in camp someone on horseback rode up and proceeded to burn powder at a great rate.at burn powder (v.) under burn, v.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 26 Oct. 4/3: Henry Crepon [...] states that while he was resting peacefully in camp someone on horseback rode up and proceeded to burn powder at a great rate. Shiner Gaz. (TX) 20 Dec. 2/5: How I wisht I had gone 2 scool and not plade hooky.at play hooky, v.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 19 Dec. 1/3: I’m mopin’ ’long de railroad track waitin’ t’ pipe off de nex’ rattler an’ see if dey’s an empty on her.at pipe off (v.) under pipe, v.3
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 11 June 5/3: He might have been enjoying life with a schooner of bright, cool, amber fluid, fresh from a keg on ice.at amber fluid (n.) under amber, adj.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 23 Jan. 7/2: They who dance must pay the piper. We cut up Jack and are brought low by our own folly.at cut up jack, v.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 10 Feb. 8/4: The town oprdinance in regard to ‘Nigger Shooters’ will be rigidly enforced and all boys caught violating this oprdinance will be prosecuted.at nigger shooter (n.) under nigger, n.1
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 23 Nov. 8/1: We had plenty of quail and doves and a keg of conversation water.at conversation water (n.) under conversation, n.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 3 Apr. 2/2: The term dope shop came to signify more often the resort of dopes than a place for the sale and purchase of dope. The dope shops are as well known as any other class of dives.at dope shop (n.) under dope, n.1
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 3 Apr. 2/2: The rustling life of the Tenderloin shortened the current designation of the habitual morphine-taker from dope fiend to plain dope.at dope, n.2
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 25 Feb. 9/2: ‘You bliddering eejit,’ said Jeremy.at eejit, adj.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 11 Feb. 4/2: There is a calico ball announced for Feb. 13.at calico ball (n.) under calico, adj.
Shiner Gaz. (TX) 15 Apr. 2/2: The present collection of laws are all in favor of the man who will not pay his bills. The rich deadbeat is a harder customer to deal with than the poor man who would pay and cannot.at deadbeat, n.
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