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[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 138: They could push on, a pooty tedious, clever bit furder, cross lots.
at across lots, phr.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 59: Gag him! gag him! – It’s all over with us, if they get more head-way!
at all over, adj.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 111: Stuffy feller (that bear) as ever you see’d; big as all out o’doors.
at all outdoors, n.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 93: Hourra for you—that beats all nater!
at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 151: Bran-fire noo, as I’m alive!
at brand-fire new, adj.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 245: The Virginians are called Buckskins.
at buckskin (n.) under buck, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 80: ‘Tain’t fuss chop;’ quoth a passenger.
at first chop, adj.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 143: Shet your clam.
at clam, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 21: You be hanged, our Jotty! I wish you’d learn to hold your tormented clapper.
at hold your clapper! (excl.) under clapper, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 14: A chap who was clear grit for a tussle, any time.
at clear grit (n.) under clear, adj.2
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 137: It amounted to one dollar and a quarter, ‘hard money’; or ten shillings ‘York currency’ — or two hundred and fifty half coppers.
at copper, n.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 137: It amounted to one dollar and a quarter, ‘hard money’; or ten shillings ‘York currency’ — or two hundred and fifty half coppers.
at half-copper (n.) under copper, n.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 193: I am only a boy, to be sure [...] but Jonathan Peters won’t cow me.
at cow, v.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 19: She’s swear how’t mister – you know who I mean – that air plaguy cross chap’t runned away.
at cross-chap (n.) under cross, adj.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 156: As cute a feller that as I ever seed.
at cute, adj.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 75: Why; darn his hide, I say!
at darn my skin! (excl.) under darn, v.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 104: Dod burn his hide!
at dod, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan III 13: Douse your match!
at douse, v.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 182: Fiddle-de-dee then; I’ll venter it!
at fiddledeedee!, excl.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan III 9: ‘Did she love him?’ [...] ‘O, lud! yes, indeed! – like fun.’.
at like fun, adv.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 81: So steadily, would he rivet his large eyes, for half an hour at a ‘go’.
at go, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan III 233: The boy, whose narrow escape, when his brother spy ‘went up’ [...] was quite a ‘murigle’.
at go up, v.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan III 144: He [...] sprang up – gobbled on the clothes, half military, half civil, as they were.
at gobble, v.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 19: Hoity! toity! that’s a good one! – I know better.
at good one, n.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan I 105: Both o’ ’em, by gosh! plump – into a snarl o’ Mohawks.
at by gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 94: Lord, gosh; on’y to think how nignorant [sic] some people is!
at gosh!, excl.
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 14: A chap who was clear grit for a tussle, any time.
at grit, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 42: He’s your brother, I guess? [...] sort of a naiteral too, I guess; rather a gump, hey?
at gump, n.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan III 145: Hang it all!
at hang it (all)! (excl.) under hang, v.1
[US] J. Neal Brother Jonathan II 137: It amounted to one dollar and a quarter, ‘hard money’; or ten shillings ‘York currency’—or two hundred and fifty half coppers.
at hard, adj.
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