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[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 60: A man was liable to go sporting and helling around till he waked up.
at hell around, v.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 36: No sir! yu’ can blow in a thousand dollars like I did when in New York.
at blow in, v.1
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 20: ‘Been boomin’, said Lin.
at boom, v.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 134: Smith’s Palace — that’s the boss hotel here.
at boss, adj.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 105: I ain’t box-headed no more [...] I’ve got maturity.
at boxheaded (adj.) under box, n.1
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 237: Lin, don’t talk that brutal to me.
at brutal, adj.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 3: ‘Bugged up to kill!’ exclaimed one, perceiving Lin’s careful dress.
at bugged up, adj.1
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 148: ‘They’ve caved!’ he shouted.
at cave, v.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 7: Been punching cattle long?
at punch cows, v.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 108: A cow-puncher and himself discussing a couple of dolls.
at doll, n.1
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 131: Well, I don’t say my prayers any more. I told Mr. Perkins [...] I think he is a flubdub anyway.
at flub, n.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 107: ‘Gee whiz!’ said Barker, briskly.
at gee whiz!, excl.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 129: ‘I’ll be goshed,’ he thought, ‘if I’d caught on to half that when I was streakin’ around in short pants!’.
at I’ll be goshed! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 113: ‘Yes, I’m a green horse,’ assented Mr. McLean gallantly; ‘ain’t used to the looks of a twenty-dollar bill, and I shy at ’em.’.
at greenhorn, n.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 7: He broke it again at the hog-ranch across the bridge.
at hog ranch (n.) under hog, n.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 22: ‘Wheels?’ ‘Don’t yu’ hear ’em?’ said Lin [...] ‘Ker-chunk-a-chunk’s all I make it.’.
at kerchunk! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 69: Pumped lead into the red sons-of-guns.
at pump lead (v.) under lead, n.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 147: ‘Suffering Moses!’ remarked his Excellency.
at Moses!, excl.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 170: Ain’t you most tuckered out?
at tuckered (out), adj.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 3: ‘Bugged up to kill!’ exclaimed one, perceiving Lin’s careful dress [...] ‘He has spared that pansy-blossom mustache,’ said a fourth. [...] ‘Why you’ll soon be talking yourself into a regular man,’ said the other.
at pansy, adj.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 158: He and his pop-gun will be guttin’ some blameless man.
at popgun, n.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 129: ‘I’ll be goshed,’ he thought, ‘if I’d caught on to half that when I was streakin’ around in short pants!’.
at streak, v.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 147: ‘Suffering Moses!’ remarked his Excellency.
at suffering —!, excl.
[US] O. Wister Lin McLean 253: Bull-whackers, cow-punchers, mule-skinners, tin-horns!
at tinhorn, n.
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