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[US] J. Maitland Amer. Dict. Sl.
at leery, adj.
[US] J. Maitland Amer. Dict. Sl. 213: Puss (P[rize] R[ing]), the mouth.
at puss, n.2
[US] cited in J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl.
at jitney, n.
[US] cited in J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl.
at fire-eater, n.
[US] J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl. (1954) 15/2: ball-busting (adj.) difficult.
at ball-breaking, adj.
[US] J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl. 15/1: Ball-buster [...] a task that is difficult or annoying.
at ball-buster, n.
[US] J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl. 15/1: Ball-buster [...] A person who repeatedly annoys one or assigns difficult tasks.
at ball-buster, n.
[US] J.A. Weingarten Amer. Dict. Sl. 222/2: Lathering, a scolding; a beating, a thrashing.
at lather, n.2
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