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[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 122: I’ll look at your hole card.
at hole card, n.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 117: She waved a hand toward a box [...] ‘Eating irons—grab a plate and fly at it’.
at eating irons, n.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 216: ‘By grab,’ the deputy was saying, ‘you have sure saved the county—’.
at by grab! (excl.) under grab, n.2
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 97: He fastened one of those grub-hooks into the front of Howlett’s jacket [...] and tugged.
at grub hooks (n.) under grub, n.2
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 67: You want a hemp necktie?
at hempen cravat (n.) under hempen, adj.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 162: See him ride off with that trigger-loco Orso.
at loco, adv.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 155: Irish, shake hands with this ranny. New boss out at Star Cross.
at ranny, n.1
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 111: This saddle-tramp—.
at saddle tramp (n.) under saddle, n.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 114: How do you figure these boys’ll feel havin’ a sidewinder sharin’ their blankets that just got done murderin’ one of their buddies?
at sidewinder (n.) under side, adj.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 24: The tinbadge would take him off the hook.
at tin-badge (n.) under tin, adj.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 170: That tinhorn won’t earn the damned grub he swallers!
at tinhorn, n.
[US] N. Nye Long Run (1983) 63: ‘Tough tit,’ Whiskers said.
at tough titty under titty, n.
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