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The Cry of the Owl choose

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[US] Owl 20 May 4/2: Racing Notes [...] He is likely to be pulled, as, from what we hear, it is the intention of his owners to put up ‘Captain Armstrong’.
at Captain Armstrong (n.) under captain, n.
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 256: What do you mean by popping off to every dope who looks at you that I kept you in New York?
at pop off (at the mouth), v.
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 146: Tell your boss or your landlady or whatever you were on a bat in New York for a week.
at on a bat under bat, n.3
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 119: Greg sometimes goes on benders. He could be hiding out somewhere – just drinking for a couple of days.
at on a bender (adj.) under bender, n.2
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 257: You’re such a heel, you wouldn’t know! You’ve wrecked my life, you crumb.
at crum, n.
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 14: Don’t say ‘g.-d. house’.
at G.D., adj.
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 115: As if I’d ever call that gorilla!
at gorilla, n.1
[US] P. Highsmith Cry of the Owl (1968) 115: He gave me his phone number the night we went to that kookie dance.
at kooky, adj.
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