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[US] ‘O. Henry’ letter in Rolling Stones (1913) 264: We have the boss trick here now. Have sold about ten boxes of cigars betting on it in the store.
at boss, adj.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ letter in Rolling Stones (1913) 267: The hack drivers danced in the pavements in fierce, wild glee.
at hack, n.1
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Chanson de Bohême’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 243: I’d rather distribute a coat of red / On the town with a wad of dough.
at dough, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘A Successful Political Intrigue’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 155: Gol darn it! I will say what I want to.
at goldarn, v.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Tamales’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 250: What boots it if we killed /Only one greaser.
at greaser, n.1
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Chanson de Bohême’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 243: I’d rather distribute a coat of red / On the town with a wad of dough.
at paint the town red, v.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘A Successful Political Intrigue’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 151: ‘She is very beautiful,’ says Luderic. ‘Rats,’ says Mabel.
at rats!, excl.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Tamales’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 248: Rounders at midnight, / Citizens solid, / Bankers and newsboys, / Bootblacks and preachers.
at rounder, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Chanson de Bohême’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 243: I’d rather distribute a coat of red / On the town with a wad of dough.
at wad, n.1
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Aristocracy Versus Hash’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 201: I want a scrubby, ornery, low-down, snuff-dipping, back-woodsy, piebald gang.
at lowdown, adj.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Aristocracy Versus Hash’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 201: Who can get up a mess of hot cornbread and Irish stew at regular market quotations.
at mess, n.1
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Aristocracy Versus Hash’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 201: I want a scrubby, ornery, low-down, snuff-dipping, back-woodsy, piebald gang.
at ornery, adj.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ letter in Rolling Stones (1913) 281: My Dear Col. Griffith: Keep your shirt on.
at keep your shirt on! (excl.) under shirt, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Marionettes’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 79: I don’t think — I ever met — such an — eighteen-carat rascal as you are, Doctor.
at eighteen-carat, adj.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Marionettes’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 79: It were vain to attempt to con such men.
at con, v.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Marionettes’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 74: Opening his medicine case he took out the vial containing the nitroglycerine — ‘the oil,’ as his brethren of the brace-and-bit term it.
at oil, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Marionettes’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 69: Miss Amy sont me to git a doctor. Lawd knows whar ol’ Cindy’d a skeared one up from.
at scare up (v.) under scare, v.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 36: He could do twenty-seven coon songs and banjo specialties.
at coon song (n.) under coon, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 39: All a Indian can say is ‘heap good’ and ‘paleface die’.
at heap, adv.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 38: Here, you pappoose [...] what are you gunning for with that howitzer?
at howitzer, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 38: Mind the steak [...] while I investigate this demon with the pea shooter.
at peashooter, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ Rolling Stones (1913) 47: And then I began to catch his smoke.
at smoke, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 46: I could see how John Tom could resist any inclination to hate that white squaw.
at squaw, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 43: What’s the matter with — aw, you make me tired, Jeff.
at make someone tired (v.) under tired, adj.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘A Fog in Santone’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 103: Tank up, friend Goodall — have all the fun you can.
at tank (up), v.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘A Ruler of Men’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 29: I’ve negotiated a stand-off at a delicatessen hut downtown.
at stand-off, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ letter in Rolling Stones (1913) 291: When you see your baby in print don’t blame me if you find strange ear marks and brands on it.
at baby, n.
[US] ‘O. Henry’ Rolling Stones 122: Have you ever thought [...] of giving her the bounce yourself? [DA].
at bounce, n.1
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘The Friendly Call’ Rolling Stones (1913) 122: I want you to head her off. I want you to cut me out. I want you to come to the rescue.
at cut out, v.2
[US] ‘O. Henry’ ‘Friendly Call’ in Rolling Stones (1913) 114: ‘I’ve tried all sorts of ways.’ [...] ‘Tried soft soap?’.
at soft soap, n.
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