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Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor [...] The duty of calling the men in the morning falls to the master at arms, and he says ‘show a leg’ or ‘rise up and shine’.at show a leg!, excl.
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor [...] The duty of calling the men in the morning falls to the master at arms, and he says ‘show a leg’ or ‘rise up and shine’. Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor [...] The duty of calling the men in the morning falls to the master at arms, and he says ‘show a leg’ or ‘rise up and shine’.at rise and shine!, excl.
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor When a man is disrated to a lower rating he is ‘busted’.at bust, v.1
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Canned beef is known as ‘canned Willie,’ and a bottle of liquor is a ‘dog’.at canned willie (n.) under canned, adj.
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor Canned beef is known as ‘canned Willie,’ and a bottle of liquor is a ‘dog’.at dog, n.7
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor [...] A sailor who draws more pay ‘draws more water.’.at draw water (v.) under draw, v.4
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor [...] To re-enlist is to ‘slip over,’ and when more than half the enlistment is in, a sailor is ‘going downhill.’.at over the hump under hump, n.1
Denton Journal (MD) 7 Mar. 3/8: I’ve been wetting it pretty well today. I feel pretty jolly now and I shouldn’t wonder if I went home loaded.at jolly, adj.
Denton (MD) Journal 24 Oct. 1/7: Slang of the Sailor ‘Oh, he’s nothing but a beach comber. He was run up for breaking it once and got sent to the pie wagon,’ [...] The ‘pie wagon’ is the place where they put prisoners.at pie wagon (n.) under pie, n.
Denton (MD) Journal 7 Mar. 3/5: ‘Tell him ye’ve brought the sparks from Misther W.’ [Ibid.] 3/6: I knew enough of thieves’ slang to know that ‘sparks’ meant diamonds or other jewels.at sparks, n.1
Denton (MD) Journal 7 Mar. 3/8: Look here, I’ll stand you a new dicer.at stand, v.2
Denton (MD) Journal 6 Jan. 1/7: All I’m fit for is to hobnob with punchers.at cow-puncher, n.
Denton (MD) Journal 6 Jan. 1/7: See here, pard [...] I’m no shot at business.at shot, n.1
Denton (MD) Journal 7 Nov. n.p.: The Republican party promises the finest fat cat fight ever seen in this State [...] It ought perhaps to be explained that fat cat is the significant and revealing name [...] as candidate or backer, the magic words ‘fat cat’ ring throughout the wards [...] Soon or late every fat cat in the party will likely be involved.at fat cat, n.
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