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[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 21 July 59: He will walk into Richmond just as easy as roling [sic] off a log.
at easy as falling off a log, adj.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters Dec. 77: I should be mad as blazes if I knew you did not use the money I sent.
at blazes, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 20 Oct. 73: I wonder whats the reason they dont pay us off. Uncle Sam aint busted up is he.
at busted (out), adj.
[US] G.W. Whitman diary Civil War Letters 141: The North Carolinaons [sic] and Georgians were regular buternuts [sic], gaunt, long haired and long leged [sic] chaps most of them dressed in Butternut clothing.
at butternut (n.) under butter, n.1
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 12 April 50: Cap has bread made in the Citty.
at cap, n.1
[US] G.W. Whitman diary in Civil War Letters 146: The way we poured the pills into them fellows was a caution.
at pill, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 8 Dec. 74: The Rebs are posted on the opposite bank.
at Reb, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 17 Aug. 60: You may be sure the yankees get some tall cussing from the farmers.
at tall, adj.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 25 Feb. 89: I shall have my tent fixed up Bully in a day or two.
at bully, adv.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 25 Feb. 87: The way I will make the buckwheat cakes suffer will be a caution.
at caution, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 16 Aug. 102: We have had full accounts of the procedings [sic] of the mob in New York, and its almost enough to make a fellow ashamed of being a Yorker.
at fellow, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 25 Feb. 88: They will jew me out of my chance.
at jew, v.
[US] G.W. Whitman letter 16 Aug. in Civil War Letters 101: Well here we are again back in old Kaintuck.
at Kentuck, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 16 Aug. 102: Gov Seymour and a few more of the wire pullers.
at wire-puller, n.1
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 25 Feb. 88: We have first rate quarters here and are living tip top.
at tip-top, adv.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 16 Aug. 102: We have had full accounts of the procedings [sic] of the mob in New York, and its almost enough to make a fellow ashamed of being a Yorker.
at Yorker, n.
[US] I. Jackson Civil War Letters 28 June 185: Supper [...] is coffee & Red Hoss.
at red horse (n.) under horse, n.
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 17 Sept. 132: Sometimes the johnies [sic] come out and fire a few shots.
at johnny, n.1
[US] G.W. Whitman in Civil War Letters 20 May 119: I expect the newspaper correspondents keep you pretty well posted as to our movements.
at keep someone posted (v.) under posted, adj.1
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