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Klondike Kate : the life & legend of Kitty Rockwell, the Queen of the Yukon choose

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[US] (con. late 19C) E. Lucia Klondike Kate 67: The early tinhorns and slickers hadn’t realized yet what a giant bonanza they were sitting on.
at bonanza, n.
[US] (con. late 1920s) E. Lucia Klondike Kate 268: Mush on and smile became Aunt Kate’s byword in her newfound career [...] ‘When you think your heart is breaking / Mush on and smile.’.
at mush, v.1
[US] (con. late 19C) E. Lucia Klondike Kate 97: Kitty [...] was soon a wealthy young woman, who instead of gambling a fortune away at the wheels [...] was wisely socking it into the bank.
at sock, v.2
[US] (con. late 1931) E. Lucia Klondike Kate 242: The Alaskan-Yukon sourdoughs paid Kate the greatest tribute of her life.
at sour dough (n.) under sour, adj.
[US] (con. late 19C) E. Lucia Klondike Kate 67: The early tinhorns and slickers hadn’t realized yet what a giant bonanza they were sitting on.
at tinhorn, n.
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