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[US] Waco Dly Examiner (TX) 31 mar. 2/3: An old blockade whiskey distiller, who had been making whiskey in contempt of the revenue officers.
at blockade, n.
[US] Waco Dly Examiner (TX) 27 Mar. 3/1: We devoutly wish he’d hurry up the cakes!
at hurry up the cakes (v.) under cake, n.1
[US] Waco Dly Examiner (TX) 15 Nov. 2/1: Smshing big potatoes called ‘Pink Yam,’ and ‘Nigger Killer’.
at nigger killer (n.) under nigger, n.1
[US] Waco Examiner (TX) 29 Nov. 4/3: He asked the knight of the road if it was he who had taken his name in vain [...] The drummer said that he was the man.
at knight of the road, n.
[US] Waco Dly Examiner (TX) 17 Sept. 3/2: Two drunks reported at the city court yesterday [...] They belong to the fraternity called railroad Irish.
at railroad Irish (n.) under railroad, adj.
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