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The river's in my blood : riverboat pilots tell their stories choose

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[US] (con. 1920s) in J. Curry River’s in My Blood (1983) 166: He had two daggone kittens [...] And you know there was only one place they could do their business—that’s in the pilot’s toilet.
at do one’s business (v.) under business, n.
[US] (con. 1920s) in J. Curry River’s in My Blood (1983) 166: He was really on my duster from then on, and I got off at Memphis.
at on someone’s duster under duster, n.4
[US] (con. 1942) in J. Curry River’s in My Blood (1983) 42: He was hell-bent for Georgia to go down the river.
at hellbent for election (adv.) under hellbent, adj.
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