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[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 19 Jan. 2/3: The lying impudecannce of the radical sheets beats old Nick all the pieces.
at beat (the) old Nick (v.) under beat, v.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 15 July 1/2: They are opposed to all wild cat, red dog, rag baby money schemes of issuing paper dollars without limit.
at red dog, adj.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 15 July 1/2: They are opposed to all wild cat, red dog, rag baby money schemes of issuing paper dollars without limit.
at rag baby (n.) under rag, n.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 15 July 1/2: They are opposed to all wild cat, red dog, rag baby money schemes of issuing paper dollars without limit.
at wildcat, adj.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 10 Jan. 8/2: Dar’s a warm place jess beyant heah fer de manigers ob de Freedman bank an’ chicken-lifters ginrully.
at chicken-lifter (n.) under chicken, n.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 25 Aug. 4/6: Methodist Bible bangers and puplit pounders.
at bible-banger (n.) under bible, n.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 28 July 3/5: By the hookey, if you say another word of impudence, I’ll tan your hide.
at by hokey! (excl.) under hokey, n.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 29 Sept. 4/3: Charley [...] was so badly chawed up by honest voters that he has not peeped about running for office since.
at peep, v.2
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 25 Aug. 4/6: Methodist Bible bangers and puplit pounders.
at pulpit-banger (n.) under pulpit, n.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 5 Jan. 6/3: Dr Morris received [...] a pretzel and a blind robin.
at blind robin (n.) under blind, adj.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 21 June 1/2: With less whiskey, less noise, and less brass faced audacity, they could do much better work.
at brass-face (n.) under brass, adj.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat 25 Apr. 6/2: Joe Dubuque is [...] about as fine a worker, too, as ever worried Scotland yard. They used to call Joe ‘the Buzzgloak’.
at buz-gloak (n.) under buz, n.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat 25 Apr. 6/2: Joe tries the drop trick with him [...] ‘Beg pardon,’ says Joe, ’but you’ve dropped some money.’ [...] Of course the man stoops to get it. When he straightens up the $4,000 he’d been counting is gone.
at drop trick (n.) under drop, v.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 11 Aug. 4/3: If an Irishman would move into Vermont they would take a Dutch fit.
at Dutch fit (n.) under Dutch, adj.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 28 July 2/2: An attempt was made to burn the ‘Long Green,’ red-light joint in the tenderloin district.
at red light, n.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 28 July 2/2: An attempt was made to burn the ‘Long Green,’ red-light joint in the tenderloin district.
at tenderloin, n.
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 16 Jan. 6/4: Below is a list of slang words, with the fines attached: [...] Hotamalaes...3 cents [...] Noodlehead...8 cents.
at noodlehead (n.) under noodle, n.1
[US] Stark Co. Democrat (Canton, OH) 18 Jan. 5/4: Many of the trainmen [...] call the old gentleman ‘Peggy’ because he has a wooden leg.
at peggy, n.1
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