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Vermont Phoenix choose

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[US] Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) 18 Aug. 2/5: Southern patricians have lorded it over Northern Doughfaces (i.e. Democrats) until they have made them as [...] cringing as the degraded slave.
at doughface (n.) under dough, n.
[US] Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) 3 Sept. 4/1: With logic first, he’ll ‘go it strong’.
at come it strong (v.) under come it, v.1
[US] Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) 24 Oct. 1/6: A magnificent plum blonde she was! little, but oh! — Jewhackity!
at gee whillikins!, excl.
[US] Vermont Phoenix (VT) 27 Feb. 4/2: Amy’s dainty feet develop into beetle-crushers.
at beetle-crusher (n.) under beetle, n.1
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