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Songs of the American West choose

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[US] ‘O If I Was At Home Again’ Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 41: I was contented with my lot [...] I did not own a picayune, nor was I in the lurch.
at lurch, n.
[US] ‘California Bloomer’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 103: I saw Miss Ella on the Platte / Where she got alkalied.
at alkalied, adj.
[US] ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust, / Then I had just an ounce in change to start out on a ‘bust’.
at on a bust under bust, n.
[US] ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: I was strapp’d, had not a cent.
at strapped (for cash), adj.
[US] ‘See the Elephant’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 88: [I] then fetched up in Hangtown Jail [...] I did as I had done before, / Coyoted out from ’neath the floor.
at coyote, v.
[US] ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust.
at dust, n.
[US] ‘See the Elephant’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 88: [I] then fetched up in Hangtown Jail.
at fetch up, v.
[US] ‘When I Went Off to Prospect’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 110: I found I was covered with body-lice; / I used unguentum once or twice, / But could not kill the grey-backs.
at grayback, n.
[US] ‘The Lousy Miner’ Lingenfelter et al. eds Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 98: I’m a lousy miner in search of shining gold.
at lousy, adj.
[US] ‘California Bloomer’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 103: Miss Ella is a gallus nag, / Miss Ella she is neat.
at nag, n.
[US] ‘Prospecting Dream’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 93: John Chinaman he bought me out, and pungled down the dust.
at pungle, v.
[US] ‘Crossing the Plains’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 40: Let’s buy him out, the lousy son of a bitch.
at sonofabitch, n.
[US] ‘Coming Round the Horn’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 24: A meeting now and then was held, which kicked up quite a stink.
at kick up a stink (v.) under stink, n.
[US] ‘When I Went Off to Prospect’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 110: At Deadwood I got on a tight.
at tight, n.1
[US] ‘California Ball’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 95: ‘Old Alky’ makes their bowels yearn, / They stagger round and fall.
at alky, n.
[US] ‘The Happy Miner’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 135: No matter whether rich or poor, I’m happy as a clam.
at ...a clam under happy as..., adj.
[US] ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: She’d married with a butcher, whose har was orful red!
at awful, adv.
[US] ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Ike became jealous – obtained a divorce; / Sweet Betsey [...] said with a shout, ‘Good bye you big lummox, I’m glad you’ve backed out!’.
at back out (v.) under back, v.2
[US] ‘California Stage Company’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 54: All ‘opposition’ they defy / So the people must ‘root hog or die.’.
at root, hog or die, v.
[US] ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Dog on you! I’m chock full of strong alkali!
at dog on it! (excl.) under dog!, excl.
[US] ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: It brought me the gol-darn’dest news as ever you did hear.
at goldarned, adj.
[US] ‘Joe Bowers’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 96: Joe Bowers, before we hitch for life, / You’d orter have a little home to keep your little wife.
at hitch (up), v.
[US] ‘California Stage Company’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 55: They have and will monoloize [...] till the peoplerise, / And send them ‘kiteing’ down below, / To start a line with Bates and Rowe!
at kite, v.
[US] ‘Joe Bowers’ Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 97: At length I went to minin’, put in my biggest licks.
at lick, n.2
[US] ‘Sweet Betsey from Pike’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 43: Good bye, you big lummox.
at lummocks, n.
[US] ‘A Hit at the Times’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 115: They don’t care a jot or a tittle who do buy / The corner lots.
at not care a jot, v.
[US] ‘A Hit at the Times’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 114: The ‘scads’ are all we want.
at scad, n.2
[US] ‘A Trip to Salmon’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 119: You had better git, you Californian bummer.
at get, v.
[US] ‘The Overland Stage Driver’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 56: Could he but hold the ribbons and obtain a chance to drive.
at ribbon, n.2
[US] ‘John Chinaman, My Jo’ in Lingenfelter et al. Songs of the Amer. West (1968) 301: John Chinaman, my jo, John [...] Here’s blessings on your head, John, / And more power to your tail.
at joe, n.1
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