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[US] St John’s Rev. (OR) 14 Apr. 3/2: A gigantic specimen of the order Hymenotera is now lying in front of the writer. It is about as long as a string and as fat as a match.
at fat as a match (adj.) under fat, adj.
[US] St. John’s Rev. (OR) 29 May 3/5: There is a Paddy-wagon ride coming in any event.
at paddy wagon (n.) under Paddy, n.
[US] St John’s Rev. (OR) 27 Aug. 2/4: Many years ago tomatoes were populaly known as‘love apples’ or ‘Jerusalem apples’.
at Jerusalem apple (n.) under Jerusalem, adj.
[US] St John’s Rev. (OR) 9 Aug. 1/4: We’re in San Diego Bay / When we get some coal and chow on baord / We’ll then be on our way. / From Dago town to Panama, / We sure did hit the trail.
at Dago, n.
[US] St John’s Rev. (OR) 17 Mar. 2/3: Uncle Ike aspired to the elective office of justice of the peace in the ‘black bottom’ part of town.
at black bottom (n.) under black, adj.
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