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[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 77: Among the acknowledged sense-keepers of Pineville, Mr. Montgomery, the schoolmaster, stood ‘A. No.1’.
at A-1, adj.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 21: The doctor was on the spot, but he had been to Augusta and knew a thing or two about circuses.
at know a thing or two, v.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 173: ‘’Shaw, I wouldn’t care a tinker’s cus,’ said Sam, ‘if I only jest hadn’ta killed Blaze.’.
at not care a tinker’s (curse), v.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 170: Thunder and Lightnin’! [...] I’ve shot old Blaze!
at thunder and lightning!, excl.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 77: It was just the easiest thing in the world for him to blow all Sammy Stonestreet’s cherished notions to Ballyhack.
at balahack, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 90: I’ll not be bamboozled this time.
at bamboozle, v.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 169: Old Betsey here toats fifteen buckshot and a ball, and slings ’em to kill.
at betsy, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 140: You’ve got your friends round you now, and you can talk big, sir.
at talk big (v.) under big, adv.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 81: A pretty pair of birds, really.
at bird, n.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 49: All the hair was off his head, and his face was as black as the very old blazes.
at old blazes (n.) under blazes, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 153: The devil will make a blizzard of my soul for it.
at blizzard, n.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: Just give Bill Sweeny a fair shake, and he can whoop blue blazes out of ye.
at blue blazes (n.) under blue, adj.5
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 167: Then there was a kick or two and a blow with the frying-pan – ‘take that, you bowdacious fool’.
at bodacious, adj.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 67: Dadfetch me if I’s the chap to be fooled with petticoats.
at dad-burn, v.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 108: Well, now! [...] you is done it! – here’s a business!
at business, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 74: Them devils is got clean off after all. Pete Hopkins ain’t no better nor he should be, and I wouldn’t sware he wasn’t in cahoot with ’em.
at in cahoots (with) under cahoots, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 150: Farewell, Peters – I’m a case.
at case, n.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: ‘I’m your boy,’ said Joe, ‘I’s another chick to Bill Sweeny!’.
at chick, n.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 41: Then, too, might be seen the torpid clay-eater, his bloated, watery countenance illuminated by the [...] rum.
at clay-eater (n.) under clay, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 141: Now’s the time to cut his comb, major.
at comb-cut, v.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 82: Well [...] if that aint a nice come off, dadfetch me!
at come-off, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 172: We won’t hear the end of this bis’ness for a coon’s age you see if we do.
at coon’s age (n.) under coon, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 35: ‘Now doctor,’ called out the clown, ‘if you want to see a cracker’s neck cracked---’.
at cracker, n.3
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 47: Some oudacious cus-o’thunder [...] jest come and tuck my bundle, and the jug of spirits and everything.
at cuss, n.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 143: Do you think he has cut out, sure enough?
at cut out, v.3
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 172: If I hadn’ta been completely dumfoozled, I’d never a killed Blaze like I did.
at dumfoozled, adj.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 108: Here’s a business! But that’s always the way with you – there’s everlastin’ly something happenin’ whenever —.
at everlastingly, adv.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 34: Give Bill Sweeny a fair shake, and he can whoop blue blazes out of ye.
at fair shake, n.
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 57: You’s fixed me off and made a widder of my wife and children. I’s a dead man!
at fix, v.1
[US] W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: ‘I’s another chick to Bill Sweeny!’ ‘The h-ll you is!’.
at hell, the, phr.
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