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[US] S. Philips Big Spring 1: ‘What kind of so-and-so place is this,’ he griped.
at so-and-so, adj.
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 169: He seemed to have got into a mix-up with his wife.
at mix-up, n.
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 19: Pillroller [...] I told you I was a druggist.
at pill-roller (n.) under pill, n.
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 80: ‘Name Your Pizen’ [is] what the barkeeps used to say to the men that lined up in front of the bar.
at name your poison (phr.) under poison, n.
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 76: The sky pilots with the long coat and the whiskers and the sanctmonious look.
at skypilot (n.) under sky, n.1
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 59: You just started out by whaling the tar out of him [DA].
at kick the tar out of (v.) under tar, n.3
[US] S. Philips Big Spring 168: I guess the most spectacular tenderfoot that ever came to Big Spring was the Earl of Aylesford.
at tenderfoot (n.) under tender, adj.
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