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The Wonderful Adventures of Captain Priest choose

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[US] ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 319: In the language of his class, the Perfect Bird generally turns out to be a bad egg.
at bad egg (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 319: The Perfect Bird has no wings, yet he is considered ‘fly’ upon all sporting matters. The Perfect Bird carries a brick in his hat, and a stone in his boot. In the language of his class, the Pefect Bird generally tuns out to be a bad egg.
at bird, n.1
[US] ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 93: There he goes kalumpus right by the big apple tree.
at kalumpus!, excl.
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