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The Wildcat choose

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[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 62: Cinnamon, you sure does beat all!
at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 47: The captain cooled down enough to explain that the blankety blank Wildcat wasn’t due for anything less than a lynching.
at blankety-blank, phr.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 55: See kin you find me a Memphis Blues in de groan box. I likes it. Cinnamon snatched a handful of melody from his guitar.
at groan-box, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 238: ‘What outfit do you belong to?’ the brass button man asked.
at brass buttons (n.) under brass, adj.1
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 55: Wilecat, Cap’n says burn yo’ feet arrivin’ at his quarters.
at burn one’s foot (v.) under burn, v.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 38: The Wildcat busted his previous records for long-distance sleep.
at bust, v.1
[US] H.G. Wiley Wildcat 14: Wartimes an’ folks movin’ away has me about bust now.
at bust, adj.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 143: Gallopin’ a couple o’ risk cubes wheneveh I craves action.
at cube, n.1
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 58: Us boys is goin’ to have a meetin’ every night, – shows an’ cuttin’ de buck an’ night school an’ a general ruckus!
at cut the buck (v.) under cut, v.3
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 80: ‘Hot damn!’ he exclaimed.
at hot damn!, excl.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 54: Cinnamon, you measly dog-robbeh, how is you?
at dog-robber, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 71: Dogged if it ain’t ol’ Wildcat!
at dog, v.2
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 14: The lodge brother galloped the dominoes for two passes.
at domino, n.1
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 244: ‘Always go loaded for bear, I suppose?’ ‘Sho’ do. I aims to pack a li’l equalizer all de time.’.
at equalizer, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 55: He was a goggle-eyed mulatto product.
at goggle-eyed, adj.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 28: An’ I six-aces fo’ my home is high! Fade me, niggers, fade me.
at fade, v.1
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 156: Whang! An’ Ah reads six. Frogskin money you gits a furlough.
at frogskin, n.1
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 14: Little gallopers, speak to me! Shoots fifty cents.
at galloper, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 59: Gallopin’ dominoes where you collects on seven, ’leven an’ yo’ point.
at galloping dominoes (n.) under galloping, adj.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 226: ‘I’ve got mine.’ The sailor who had lost turned away from the group.
at get one’s (v.) under get, v.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 112: Boy, we eats heavy, ness pa?
at heavy, adv.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 180: Lily, you hell-raisin’ hoodoo, good-by.
at hell-raising (adj.) under hell, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 46: Ketch a truck to Chemin Blanc and hit th’ rattler fr’m there south.
at hit, v.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 83: The Wildcat rolled a careless brace of ivory and lost on a sneakin’ seven.
at ivory, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 54: Vinegar juice, jazz my trailin’ feet.
at jazz, v.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 194: When I aims to git jazzed up I aims to git jazzed up.
at jazzed (up), adj.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 240: ‘For two jitneys and a picayune Ah’d choke you to death,’ he hissed.
at jitney, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 85: Wildcat circulated among his fellow scientists for a space of ten minutes, rolling the while, a pair of Jonah dice.
at jonah, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 53: Ruckus juice, boy. Ruckus juice an’ best let be, – ’ceptin when you gits a all-day pass to Bo’deaux on a Sat’day an they ain’t no mo’ work befo’ Monday.
at ruckus juice, n.
[US] H. Wiley Wildcat 156: Liver Lip [...] slammed a pair of sinful cubes.
at liver-lips, n.
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