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[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl 19 Dec. 3/2: Charlie Willard was a practical joker; he was what the many victimized darkies called ‘a ba-ad man’.
at bad, adj.
[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (MT) 19 Apr. 1/5: Most any one can kick a foot ball. It’s just as easy as falling off a log.
at easy as falling off a log, adj.
[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 6 Aug. 3/2: Robertson [...] has been punching cows as hard as anybody during the past few days.
at punch cows, v.
[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 3/2: [...] not liking the idea of being at the mercy of any drinken outfit that may be disposed to throw lead about promiscuously.
at throw lead (v.) under lead, n.
[US] Yellowstone Dly Jrnl (Miles City, CT) 13 Apr. 2/4: Blankety blank the dad binged billy be dad busted slippery old coal hole covers to stagnation, and back again.
at billy-be-damned, adj.
[US] Yellowstone Dly Jrnl (Miles City, CT) 13 Apr. 2/4: Blankety blank the dad binged billy be dad busted slippery old coal hole covers to stagnation, and back again.
at blankety-blank, phr.
[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 2/2: A bartender [...] was seized with the infection and [...] both rancher and ‘poison shover’ were in the condition called fighting drunk.
at poison shover (n.) under poison, n.
[US] Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 2/2: Junction has always been a frontier town [...] We are not at all surprised, then, at hearing occasionally of some person or persons ‘shooting up’ the town.
at shoot up, v.1
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