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The Lonesome Cowboy choose

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[US] J. White ‘The Big Corral’ in Lonesome Cowboy 45: The ugly gink is a half breed chink.
at gink, n.1
[US] J. White ‘The Old Chisolm Trail’ in Lonesome Cowboy 7: It looked, by grab, like we was goin’ to lose ’em all.
at by grab! (excl.) under grab, n.2
[US] J. White ‘Great Grandad’ Lonesome Cowboy 18: He’d have been right glad / To tan their hides with a hickory gad.
at tan someone’s hide (v.) under hide, n.
[US] J. White ‘The Old Chisolm Trail’ in Lonesome Cowboy 7: I’ll sell my outfit as fast as I can, / And I won’t punch cows for no damn man.
at outfit, n.1
[US] J. White ‘Cowboy’s Dance Song’ in Lonesome Cowboy 16: The dudes togged out in wrappings that were simply out of sight.
at togged out (to the nines) (adj.) under togged, adj.
[US] J. White ‘Cowboy’s Dance Song’ in Lonesome Cowboy 16: The dudes togged out in wrappings that were simply out of sight.
at wrapping, n.
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