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National Mag. 13 18/2: Ezra Lord, a ratfaced Philadelphia lawyer.at rat-faced (adj.) under rat, n.1
National Mag. 13 18/2: Ezra Lord, a ratfaced Philadelphia lawyer. National Geographic Mag. June 499: They call the things ‘pants rabbits’ and ‘seam squirrels’.at pants rabbit (n.) under pants, n.
National Geographic June 499: They call the things ‘pants rabbits’ and ‘seam squirrels’.at seam squirrel (n.) under seam, n.
Nat. Geog. Mag. Jan. 26/2: When blackman tief, him tief half a bit; When bockra tief, him tief whole plantation.at backra, n.
National Geographic Mag. Dec. LX 734: A new fence post, set out of line, is ‘catawampus’ or ‘wapper-jawed’ [DA].at catawampus, adj.
National Geographic Mag. 212: So much a feature of Capetown is this fish that a newspaper has a column of ‘Snoek Town’ news.at snoek-town, n.
National Geographic Mag. Dec. 766/1: The preacher converted the ‘king’ of the ‘blockaders’ (moonshiners) [DA].at blockade, n.
National Geographic Mag. 84 766/1: Naturally Henderson in his ‘blockading’ (moonshining)... had made many enemies [DARE].at blockade, v.
National Geographic Mag. May 596/1: They want to stalk us ‘ridge runners’ to see us scald a hog, or weave a rag carpet, or get baptized [DA].at ridgerunner, n.
National Geographic Mag. Sept. 326/2: The long sand trail needs one who can drive by guess and by gosh and feel cheerful in the midst of seeming chaos [DA].at by guess and by golly under guess, n.
National Geographic Mag. Aug. 235/2: We [...] then ‘mushed on’ to Dam No [DA].at mush, v.1
National Geographic Mag. Sept. 321/1: I’m usually pulling for the Indians instead of the cowboys [DA].at pull for (v.) under pull, v.
National Geographic Mag. Dec. 783/2: Twice daily a horse-drawn stage leaves the Plaza on a ‘rubberneck’ tour [DA].at rubberneck, n.
National Geographic Mag. June 693/2: The commonwealth that was lawless wilderness 85 years ago is aptly nicknamed the ‘Treasure State.’ Beneath its mountains still lies untold mineral wealth, though its mines have already disgorged billions of dollars [DA].at Treasure State (n.) under treasure, n.1
in National Geographic Mag. 231: A sleepy crossroads city nicknamed ‘Nap-town’ and ‘India-no-place’.at Nap Town, n.
National Geographic Mag. Feb. 228: No less popular is Rugby League football, where raucous fans with well-stocked ‘eskies’—beer coolers—scream and swill and brawl.at esky, n.
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