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[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Alabama wool — Cotton clothing, especially underwear.
at Alabama wool (n.) under Alabama, adj.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 3: Arkansas wedding cake — Corn bread.
at Arkansas wedding cake (n.) under Arkansas, adj.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Backin’ the breeze— A man so gabby he makes the wind blow backwards.
at back the breeze (v.) under back, v.2
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at balloon it (v.) under balloon, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: [...] Barb wire deal—a tough situation to handle.
at barb wire deal, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Bear story – Any kind of a tall story. Once the bear story was an important part of daily life in the woods, but bears, and bear hunters, and bear stories are all much scarcer nowadays.
at bear story (n.) under bear, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Bear Trap [...] A tricky situation [...] A tangle of logs such that when the bucker makes a cut, one or more logs may roll and mash him.
at bear trap (n.) under bear, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: belly wash [...] Another word for baloney.
at belly wash, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 11: Big casino – The head man, foreman.
at big casino, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 15: Bone butcher — The company doctor.
at bone-bender (n.) under bone, n.1
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Backin’ the breeze— A man so gabby he makes the wind blow backwards.
at back the breeze (v.) under breeze, n.1
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at brush ape (n.) under brush, n.4
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 21: Bull of the woods – a. A big man, a tough hombre. b. A boss logger, superintendant, or logging manager. c. A top hand.
at bull of the woods (n.) under bull, n.1
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 21: Bull moose—a. A large anything. b. The push, or head man on a logging show [HDAS].
at bull moose, n.1
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 28: Candy wagon – a crew truck.
at candy wagon (n.) under candy, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 30: Casey Jones – a locie engineer.
at Casey Jones, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 107: Little casino — a. A hanger-on. b. A small-bore helper.
at little casino, n.
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at cheat-stick (n.) under cheat, v.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words n.p.: Choke-bored — A thin man, or a long-legged skinny man [...] Choke-bore pants – Breeches worn by dudes in the woods and much sneered at by loggers.
at chokebored, adj.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 38: Cookie pusher – a hasher.
at cookie-pusher, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 39: Cougar ‘juice’ [...] a. measure of strength, particularly the kind of whiskey which will rot the bottle. [...] Cougar milk – Any kind of stout home brew or other liquor.
at cougar milk, n.
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at deuce, adj.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 57: Elbow bender. A drinking man.
at elbow-bender (n.) under elbow, n.1
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 64: Flatwheel—A lame man.
at flat-wheel, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 68: Frog hair – One frog hair is a very fine measurement in forest surveys.
at frog’s hair (n.) under frog, n.1
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 71: Goop [...] Any dirty, sticky, smelly, messy stuff.
at goop, n.2
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 84: Hell for — Exceedingly; as, ‘hell for strong’.
at hell for under hell, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 89: Horse blankets...Flapjacks.
at horse blanket (n.) under horse, n.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 95: Irish apples – Potatoes.
at Irish apple (n.) under Irish, adj.
[US] McCulloch Woods Words 105: Leadfoot — A slow or clumsy logger.
at leadfoot, n.
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