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[US] T. Haliburton Americans at Home I 276: I seed Tom Seller cavertin’ round her, and puttin’ in the biggest kind a licks in the way of courtin’4 Mar.
at go in/on big licks (v.) under big licks, n.
[US] T. Haliburton Americans at Home I 122: You won’t hick’ry your wife much more, ole hoss.
at hickory, v.
[US] T. Haliburton Americans at Home I 278: The dug-out hadn’t more’n leaped six lengths from the bank afore — sip — chug — co-souse I went .
at kersouse! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
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