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Wanderings of a Vagabond 282: Blood-an-ouns! Can’t you untherstand a gintleman when he spakes English. I want the money an’ must have it.at blood and ’ounds!, excl.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 282: Blood-an-ouns! Can’t you untherstand a gintleman when he spakes English. I want the money an’ must have it. Wanderings of a Vagabond 204: Any ‘brace dealer,’ having any respect for his future bread and butter, would not be seen with him in public.at bread and butter, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 313: When it came to combats on the brick-bat, slung-shot, ‘knock-down and dragout’ principle, her champions could ‘whale blazes’ out of the ‘Micks,’ but in a forty foot ring they found themselves nowhere.at knock-down-(and)-drag-out, adj.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 15: One of the bloods of the place, having partaken too freely of the ardent, took the liberty to sleep it off in the dress-circle.at ardent, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 208: Next to him comes the ‘artist,’ whose duty it is to be at all times in the house, ready to operate on any ‘sucker’ who may drop in accidentally, or be roped in by the attachés of the establishment.at artist, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 408: He’s the biggest beat in the South, and never was known to risk his money on the square.at beat, n.3
Wanderings of a Vagabond 45: He would not consent to have any one beat out of their money, by foul play, at his place.at beat (someone) out of (v.) under beat, v.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 98: ‘If you don’t open the door, I’ll burst it open.’ ‘Begorra, ye’d betther not, if ye’re wise,’ shouted Dougherty.at begorra!, excl.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 32: All this made me suspect that the Captain had somehow the best of his adversaries. But how? was the question.at best (of it), n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 453: ‘Dy’e think yer can keep cool enough ter work this business?’ ‘Bet yer life on’t!’ replied the man of hogs, enthusiastically.at bet one’s (sweet) life (v.) under bet, v.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 408: ‘And you think Col. Bowles fooled us, when he induced us to leave the place?’ ‘Why, it’s dollars to bits he’s done it.’.at bit, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 83: Why, you fool! Jack, don’t you know that every tale-bearing b—h in the town will be carrying the news to her before the dew is off the ground?at bitch, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 50: He was the first professional sport, gambler, leg or black-leg, all of which terms are synonymous, of whose acquaintance I had the honor.at blackleg, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 85: My imagination showed me every moment of the trial – the judge, the lawyers, and old Scruggs giving me ‘blazes’.at blazes, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 15: One of the bloods of the place, having partaken too freely of the ardent, took the liberty to sleep it off in the dress-circle.at blood, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 311: The sportin’ papers his squared to blow up the men an’ the match.at blow up, v.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 293: My room was filled with a swarm of blue coats, headed by a tall, powerful, red-haired and sandy whiskered fellow, who claimed to be their lieutenant.at bluecoat, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 406: A single day in the quiet town of Jeffersonville was sufficient to give one the blues.at blues, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 275: Where the hell does Joe Chapin get his blunt from? I never seed ’im doin’ nothin’ for it.at blunt, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 229: Men wearing polished boots and boiled shirts were too exclusive to play in company with the ‘great unwashed’.at boiled shirt (n.) under boiled, adj.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 322: A dozen or more banks in the city carried on their business without fear of molestation. Their dealers were neither ‘bonneted’ nor robbed, nor in any respect disturbed at their business.at bonnet, v.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 148: Well, thar’s Cotton; give ’em a hug, ole boy!at old boy, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 203: In the meantime [he] obtained an insight into the immense profits to be derived from roping suckers to brace games. [Ibid.] 204: Any ‘brace dealer,’ having any respect for his future bread and butter, would not be seen with him in public.at brace game, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 183: Let us now take a peep into the brace room, while the steerer and his victim are on their way to it. [Ibid.] 207: If some of these sharpers fit up and furnish their ‘brace’ rooms on a grander scale than others, it is only to give to them a more respectable appearance. [Ibid.] 212: Pittsburgh, Toledo, Columbus [...] Providence, and other cities of the same size, have at least one ‘brace-house’ each.at brace house, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 231: He entertained his customers with suppers of the ‘bird’ style, and ‘braced’ them to pay the expense.at brace, v.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 46: I want you to break Rathbon and Clarke — they are too greedy for my use.at break, v.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 372: When he got broke, he never hung about the tables, or tried to borrow stakes from any one.at broke, adj.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 285: You’d make a d—n nice job of it, going up against McGovern and his bruisers. Why, they’ll bust you all up in five minutes.at bruiser, n.
Wanderings of a Vagabond 56: We find in Washington Irving’s tale of the great Mississippi bubble, a description of John Law, a Scotchman, who was the prime mover in that celebrated swindle.at bubble, n.1
Wanderings of a Vagabond 385: The flattering reception he received from them [i.e. women], and their evident admiration of the stranger, roused the jealousy of the ‘bucks’ [i.e. Native Americans].at buck, n.1
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