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[US] Reader 22 Aug. n.p.: This British bull-neckedness, this British beef-wittedness [F&H].
at beef-witted (adj.) under beef, n.1
[UK] Reader 7 Nov. 529: The early illuminators’ variations of a few podgy fat-calved knights, and the carty fetlocked horses they should have ridden [OED].
at carty, adj.
[US] Reader quoted in N&Q Ser. 5 IX 263: Blacksmith’s daughter. A key. I have never met with this word in print, but have heard it frequently in conversation [F&H].
at blacksmith’s daughter, n.
[US] Reader 22 Oct. 505/1: The best guard against any such spirit [that of only regarding books by the light of ‘will they pay’] is that the publisher should be a knight of the pen himself [F&H].
at ...the pen under knight of the..., n.
[US] Reader 22 Oct. n.p.: Moab, a... hat [F&H].
at moab, n.
[US] Reader 7 514: The German watchman came in and cried, ‘What d’ye t’ink t’is is, a joy-house?’ Cat calls, shouts, yelps greeted the inquiry.
at joy house (n.) under joy, n.
[US] D. Runyon in Reader X 345: I told him then that if ever he tried to hand me anything again I’d bust his crust.
at bust someone’s crust (v.) under crust, n.1
[US] H. Huncke ‘Bryant Park’ in Huncke Reader (1998) 309: I want a fix because it helps me believe in life again.
at fix, n.3
[US] H. Huncke ‘Bryant Park’ in Huncke Reader (1998) 308: We just lit up, man. Real gone stuff.
at gone, adj.1
[US] H. Huncke ‘A Story – New York’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 17: She had just gotten rid of her most recent boy because [...] he didn’t wish to go down on her.
at go down, v.
[US] H. Huncke ‘A Story – New York’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 17: He [...] had threatened to beat her if he caught her making it with anyone else.
at make it (with) (v.) under make it, v.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Cosanyl’ in Huncke Reader (1998) 317: The first night I loaded myself on Tuanol [sic] – that is the first night I cut myself off completely from Coanyl.
at load, v.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Frisky’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 34: There is one other beautiful child [...] who occasionally falls in, stays a while, maybe turns on a shot of amphets, and then disappears.
at amphets, n.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 8: Darting into the anus — licking the asshole — wetting the genitals.
at asshole, n.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 14: When any new young boys or fags or broads appear on the scene, Cuba is the first to know.
at broad, n.2
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 8: Sucking warm come — bodies adhering to one another — rhythmic plunge and thrust of red phallus.
at come, n.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 32: Phil [...] cut into a chick he knows who straightened him.
at cut into, v.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 31: Phil called yesterday and said he might fall over — maybe cop some boo.
at fall in (v.) under fall, v.3
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 15: He will entice them [i.e. two men] up to his court where he surreptitiously feels them up all the time.
at feel up, v.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 8: Licking — eating — jerking off — and finger fucking.
at finger fucking, n.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Cat and His Girl’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 66: He said she was a dumb broad [...] and he hoped to fuck he’d never see her again.
at to fuck (adv.) under fuck, n.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Beware of Fallen Angels’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 54: We all three jived for a few seconds – and I departed.
at jive, v.1
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 8: Plunging deeper as bursting jets of hot juice stream forth.
at juice, n.1
[US] H. Huncke ‘Frisky’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 35: I was feeling nervous and it occurred to me that possibly I’d get a lift.
at lift, n.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 32: He was zonked and wanted to nod off in the apartment.
at nod, v.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Cat and His Girl’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 68: We were using junk, and twice she ODed and I thought I’d lost her.
at O.D., v.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 32: He was zonked and wanted to nod off in the apartment.
at zonked (out), adj.
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 14: Cuba is what is known in prison jargon as a peddler. [...] If there is anything in the way of contraband to be obtained within the prison [...] he is the man to see.
at peddler, n.
[US] H. Huncke ‘Frisky’ in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 35: He began telling us of himself and how he had just beaten a federal rap.
at beat (a) rap (v.) under rap, n.1
[US] H. Huncke in Huncke’s Journal (1998) 31: He called and said he’d like to get some schmeck.
at schmeck, n.
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