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[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/1: The thought of that little affair do make my face as red as a cow-town on payday.
at cow town, n.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/4: Holy Mackinaw! I went out into the wilderness givin’ thanks.
at holy mackinaw! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/2: Along in June [...] out comes what Elkins called our Nemmysis in the form of a jackleg lawyer.
at jackleg, adj.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/1: The Old Man [...] was a one-lunger.
at lunger, n.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/2: Mr Jackleg’s visit seemed [...] like a badly-drawn dream.
at Mr, n.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 9 Aug. 3/2: One man made an Egyptian nigger-killer with rubber bands.
at nigger killer (n.) under nigger, n.1
[US] Madison Jrnl (Tallulah, LA) 11 Oct. 3/2: There was that yellow-mustcher Norsky holding the widow on his lap.
at Norski, n.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/1: ‘Charge, gamblin’. All hands plead guilty.’ [...] It was a phoney police court [...] owned and controlled by the shell men.
at shell worker (n.) under shell, n.
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/1: Half the boys called her Josie [...] an’ some on ’em to her face; but none to her back, by a damsite!
at sight, n.2
[US] Madison Jrnl (LA) 30 Aug. 3/3: Before I could finish my yawp, off he pelts.
at yawp, n.1
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