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Shanty Irish choose

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[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 164: Gentleman guzzlers, I digress – I would feign recite ere I inhale the amber fluid.
at amber fluid (n.) under amber, adj.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 171: ‘Bellies to the bar, men’ he called, ‘bellies to the bar.’ Soon all in the place were lined up at the bar for a drink.
at belly up!, excl.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 291: He lifted his glass – All followed him [...] Many voices chanted – ‘Bottoms up for Old Hughie’.
at bottoms up!, excl.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 135: He drinks like a well.
at drink like a fish (v.) under drink, v.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 205: Two bottles of ‘gunshot’ whisky were near his pillow.
at gunshot (n.) under gun, n.1
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 117: I’m jist plain Shanty Irish an’ I’ll go to hell when I die.
at shanty Irish, n.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 117: Yere worth the whole damn kit an’ caboodle of ’em.
at whole kit and caboodle (n.) under whole kit, n.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 170: Lord, what a lot of mush.
at mush, n.1
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 7: It’s the damned rheumatiz eatin’ at the sad heart o’ me.
at rheumatiz, n.
[US] J. Tully Shanty Irish 118: Niver let yere infariors give ye any sass, me boy.
at sass, n.
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