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The Gentleman from Indiana choose

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[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 98: I am a bold girl to be blarneying with a young gentleman I met no longer than last night.
at blarney, v.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 334: You look more chirrupy than you have for several days.
at chirrupy, adj.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 240: It was a lady, [...] else why should Cale Parker be wearing a coat, and be otherwise dooded and fixed up beyond any wedding?
at duded up, adj.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 125: I only wanted to say me and you certainly did fool these here Hoosiers this morning, huh?
at hoosier, n.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 264: ‘It’s the old horse-thief!’ John murmered, tremulously.
at horse thief (n.) under horse, n.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 362: You are a pitiful nonsense-monger!
at -monger, sfx
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 45: They [...] let loose their deviltries just for pure orneriness.
at orneriness (n.) under ornery, adj.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana 125: ‘Hain’t that fool shet up yit?’ snarled the aged Mr. Bodeffer.
at shut up, v.
[US] B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana vii: We been running no skin. [...] You gotter prove it was a skin [DA].
at skin game (n.) under skin, v.1
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