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The Westerners choose

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[US] S.E. White Westerners 129: Never was such airy persilage heard in a mining camp before.
at airy, adj.1
[US] S.E. White Westerners 126: We got here a little late, boys [...] on account of a hot box, but here we are.
at hot box, n.1
[US] S.E. White Westerners 94: Bunco men can clean him out in a gambling joint, but who ever heard of their selling him a gold brick? [DA].
at clean out, v.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 120: Back in Chillicothie whar th’ hogs an’ gals is co’n-fed, they is sure bustin’!
at cornfed, adj.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 121: By gravy I believe that’s right!
at by gravy! (excl.) under gravy, n.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 131: ‘What’s it to yuh?’ he asked malevolently.
at what’s it to you?, phr.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 313: He considered the crowd all, as he expressed it, ‘plum locoed’.
at locoed (adj.) under loco/loca, adj.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 131: For the love of Peter the Hermit, shut up, you fellows!
at for the love of Mike! (excl.) under love, n.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 313: This (sulphurous ) outfit of ranikaboo ijits has gone plum’ locoed.
at rannygazoo, n.
[US] S.E. White Westerners 133: ‘I’ll shoot up your old rat joint yere till you ain’t got glass enough to mend your wall eye.’ [...] Lafond had come softly to the end of the bar. ‘Naw,’ he interrupted quietly, ‘you are not shooting up anything.’.
at rat joint (n.) under rat, n.1
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