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Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 20 Nov. 1/6: Hearing Tom, Dick and Harry each call for a ‘broiled owl’ he thought he’d try ‘owl.’.at Tom, Dick and Harry, n.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 20 Nov. 1/6: Hearing Tom, Dick and Harry each call for a ‘broiled owl’ he thought he’d try ‘owl.’. Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 16 Apr. 1/6: The slang phrase of ‘How is that for high?’ was started by him [i.e. Henry Ward Beecher] while playing a game of old sledge or seven-up.at how’s that for high? under high, adj.2
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 9 July 1/5: Some of the boys conceived the unfortunate idea of joshing him.at josh, v.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 9 July 1/6: ‘Now,’ continued the hard-headed citizen, ‘Jist gimme one more and make it a lifter.’.at lifter, n.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 19 Aug. 8/5: The proposition was then made for him to ‘shake,’ thieves’ slang for dividing the money and let the man go.at shake, v.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 7 Oct. 4/1: This is the man with his ‘little game,’ a ‘fair, square deal,’ with an honest name.at square deal (n.) under square, adj.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 23 Aug. 5/2: ‘Oh, dear William was upon — a neck last night.’ ‘A what?’ said her interlocutor [...] ‘A – a – a b-bust!’ she whispered behind her napkin.at on a bust under bust, n.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 3 Apr. 6/1: We know her royal nibs will forgive the slang.at his nibs (n.) under nibs, n.
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye 2 Feb. 10/5: Little Bobby, who talks slang for the whole family, said to his father the other night, ‘There are fixed stars, ain’t there, papa?’ To which the father replied, ‘Yes, Baby.’ And then the young rascal asked, ‘Are they “well fixed” papa?’.at fixed, adj.1
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