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[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 16 May 2/3: ‘For goodness sake, Jedge, don’t give this snap away’.
at give the snap away (v.) under snap, n.2
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 29 Nov. 7/1: ‘You’ve been a soldier,’ he said. ‘For sure, me bhoy!’.
at for sure!, excl.
[US] Record Union (Sacramento, CA) 6 Feb. n.p.: Well, I’m derned! By Lord Harry! Five years since you went away?
at darned, adj.
[US] Record Union (Sacramentio, CA) 29 Aug. 6/1: [headline] limpy Jim and Other Fools.
at limpy, n.
[US] Record Union (Sacramento, CA) 26 Oct. 4/3: He called for a drink of belly-wash (which is the vulgar term [...] used to designate temperance drinks).
at belly wash, n.
[US] Record Union (Sacramento, CA) 26 Oct. 4/3: He called for a drink of belly-wash (which is the vulgar term [...] used to designate temperance drinks) and the barkeeper [...] dished him up a glass of slops from beneath the counter.
at slop, n.1
[US] Record Union (Sacramento, CA) 19 May 6/1: Just as well as though you told me. Old Six-per-cent’s cut up some dido or other?
at cut up a dido, v.
[US] Record Union (Sacramento, CA) 2 July 5/1: The cake and ‘red, white and blue ice cream’ were being served.
at red, white and blue, n.1
[US] Record Union (CA) 21 Dec. 7/1: He was known familiarly as ‘Rufus,’ ‘Red-Head,’ ‘Carrot-Top’.
at carrot-top (n.) under carrot, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 15 Jan.6/3: [headline] A Dog Purse-Snatcher. Pointer dogs can always be trained to steal [etc.].
at purse-snatcher (n.) under purse, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 20 Oct. 4/6: It’s dollars to ragbabies that there will be an end to them before the clock strikes six.
at rag baby (n.) under rag, n.1
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 10 Oct. 4/2: Stanley had been making a sprint for first, and Hutchinson had been agitating the gravel toward the home plate.
at agitate the gravel (v.) under agitate, v.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 18 May 8: Wall, I’ll be cow-kicked ef that wasn’t a good scheme.
at I’ll be cow-kicked under cow, n.1
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Bogtrotter, an Irish man.
at bogtrotter (n.) under bog, n.3
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Cabbage eater, Kapustalk, a Russian .
at cabbage-eater (n.) under cabbage, n.2
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Cuddy (a dolt, ass) applied to slaves, who are used like asses.
at cuddy, n.1
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Cuffey, a negro.
at cuffy, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 7 Dec. 6/5: Now my beloved brethren, you hear the terms of this loan [...] down with your dist!
at down with one’s dust (v.) under dust, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Goddam, the English soldier was thus nicknamed by Frenchmen while he was engaged in the Continental wars.
at Goddam, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Hans Wurst (Jack Sausage), a German.
at Hans wurst, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Ivan Ivanovitch (pronounced Ee’vn Eevan’ovitch), a Russian.
at Ivan, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Jean Potage, a Frenchman, in allusion to his predeliction for soup.
at jean potage, n.
[US] Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 12 Nov. 8/3: Johnny Raw, an English bumpkin, rustic, clod, chawbacon.
at Johnny Raw, n.
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