1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 196: You’ll have to keep that bunch of Buckeye roughnecks from riding him.at buckeye, n.1
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 193: He’s a small-town hick [...] kind of innocent and bug-eyed the way he’d rubber at things.at bug-eyed, adj.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 194: He looked like the juvenile lead of a busted road show.at bust, adj.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 194: Listen here, Jeff – I’m down to cases. There’s something about this kid.at down to cases under down, adv.1
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 193: You’d ought to see him freeze me when I suggested a sandwich and a cup o’ coffee.at freeze, v.2
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 194: I guess he got kind of jagged on the food, see?at jagged, adj.1
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 165: Go on, now boys, do it again and pep it, see. Turn the juice on.at juice, n.1
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 40: My stars! You’re certainly goin’ to be a real one, ain’t you?at my stars!, excl.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 278: ‘Go to it, old Pippin,’ rejoined his daughter.at pippin, n.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 45: We got to put a right smart distance between us and that pesky sheriff’s posse.at right, adv.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 7: What’s got into you lately? [...] Skyhootin’ around in here, leavin’ the front of the store unpertected.at sky hoot (v.) under sky, n.1
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 188: You can stoke up with meat and potatoes – anything you want that’ll stick to the merry old slats.at slat, n.3
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 8: Now, for gosh’s sake, stir your stumps!at stir one’s stumps (v.) under stir, v.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of Movies 5: Merton Gill, what in the sacred name of Time are you meanin’ to do with that dummy?at what in time? under time, n.
1922 H.L. Wilson Merton of the Movies 179: Hello, old Trouper! You’re just in time to help me hunt for something.at trooper, n.1