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‘Out Hunting’ in Billy Baxter Letters (1899) 1: I [...] bought a hunting-knife with a nickle-plated handle. It was a beaut.at beaut, n.1
‘Out Hunting’ in Billy Baxter Letters (1899) 1: I [...] bought a hunting-knife with a nickle-plated handle. It was a beaut. Billy Baxter’s Letters 53: I have never been against the pipe, because I’m too young.at against, prep.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 20: Say, Jim, I’ve heard knockers in my time, but Estelle is the original leader of the anvil chorus.at anvil chorus, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 40: Along about twelve o’clock I thought I would talk over old times with Bud, but when I turned his way I found my tried and trusty comrade ‘Asleep at the Switch.’.at asleep at the switch, adj.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 33: She must have taken a foolish powder [...] as she was clear to the bad.at to the bad under bad, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 18: I always cry some time during a bat, and [...] I cried so hard that the bartender had to ask me to stop three different times.at bat, n.3
Billy Baxter’s Letters 19: You know I’m not much for the bat cave, and to avoid such after-complications as patrol wagons and things, I blew the bunch and started up street.at batcave, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 41: When it comes to warm propositions he is certainly the bell cow.at bell cow, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 16: I am one of those bright lights who tries to keep up with a lot of guys who have nothing to do but blow their coin.at blow, v.2
Billy Baxter’s Letters 78: You’re getting so lately you turn them tears on every night [...] You’ve blowed half our make-up as it is.at blow, v.2
Billy Baxter’s Letters 🌐 You know I’m not much for the bat cave, and to avoid such after-complications as patrol wagons and things, I blew the bunch and started up street.at blow, v.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 77: For some unknown reason we all got the blue pencil. She called Johnny an illy bred, low-born, undersized, cavery-faced Protestant pup.at get the blue pencil (v.) under blue-pencil, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 17: Ordinarily I call the booze clerk by his first name, but when you are cutting into the grape at four dollars per, you always want to say Mr. Bartender.at booze clerk (n.) under booze, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 21: He was nobby and boss. He was dropping his r’s like a Southerner, and you know how much of a Southerner Johnny is – Johnstown, Pa.at boss, adj.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 16: You know me, Jim; I am one of those bright lights who tries to keep up with a lot of guys who have nothing to do but blow their coin.at bright boy (n.) under bright, adj.3
Billy Baxter’s Letters 76: All of a sudden old K. C., who had been leaning over farther and farther, did a Brodie out of his chair and lit on his eye.at do a Brodie (v.) under brodie, n.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 49: If some guy cuts in on your steady, you are going out to her home, and you are going to call her fine and plenty, aren’t you? And unless she promises to bump the other fellow, you are going to leave her in a rage, aren’t you?at bump, v.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 8: The minute I got into that suit, I fell off the water wagon with an awful bump [...] Oh! But I got a lovely bun on.at bun, n.2
Billy Baxter’s Letters 50: They have had a run of luck and landed in among a bunch of marks.at bunch, n.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 76: Somebody sold Dick six tickets at a dollar per for a ball that had been given over a month ago [...] Upon learning that he had been bunked, Dick became very dignified.at bunk, v.3
Billy Baxter’s Letters 49: If some guy cuts in on your steady [...] you are going to call her fine and plenty, aren’t you? And unless she promises to bump the other fellow, you are going to leave her in a rage.at call, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 82: When you get to throwing your money away there is nothing doing. Far be it from me casting up, neither am I a hard loser.at cast up (v.) under cast, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 20: I got swelled up and bought wine like a horse owner. Johnny was shaking his head and motioning for me to chop, but what cared I?at chop, v.2
Billy Baxter’s Letters 75: Brandy and soda being fifty a throw and beer five a copy, we told her to behave, and ordered the waiter to back her up a tub of suds.at copy, n.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 81: When we entered any of the big restaurants I would send her along ahead, and I would trail to hear the cracks.at crack, n.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 49: If some guy cuts in on your steady [...] you are going to call her fine and plenty, aren’t you? And unless she promises to bump the other fellow, you are going to leave her in a rage.at cut in, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 39: The band cut loose something fierce. The leader tore out about $9.00 worth of hair, and acted generally as though he had bats in his belfry.at cut loose, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 17: When you are cutting into the grape at four dollars per, you always want to say Mr. Bartender.at cut into, v.
Billy Baxter’s Letters 71: Johnny Black, who was rapidly becoming normal, remarked that His Chickens was the village cut-up.at cut-up, n.1
Billy Baxter’s Letters 9: If a passing duck had ever reached his mitt out for one of those buckshot he would have thought Rusie was doing the pitching. He would have got it fine and daisy.at daisy, adv.
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