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The Anti-Slavery Bugle choose

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[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 27 Mar. 4/4: Among his accoutrements was what he called his possible sack — a long bag, made of skins [...] used on a horse or slung over the arm.
at possible sack (n.) under possible, n.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 19 Feb. 4/5: You do not care for any thing but book-palaver and God-palaver.
at palaver, n.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 14 Jan. 2/3: They are mere ‘pulpit drummers’ [...] preaching mere trash.
at pulpit-banger (n.) under pulpit, n.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 27 Oct. 4/4: Gosh all artichokes! think I don’t know?
at gosh all hemlock! (excl.) under gosh, n.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 2 Feb. 1/1: He himself has been a ‘nigger-driver’.
at nigger-driver, n.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 21 May 1/2: in the schools referred to were all complexions — Black, White, Mulatto, Sambo.
at sambo, adj.
[US] Anti-Slavery Bugle (New Lisbon, OH) 8 Apr. 4/4: Draw it mild, Charley [...] Don’t pile up all the agony today.
at draw it mild!, excl.
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