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[US] A.T. Jackson Forty-Niner (1920) 47: Some of the men got too much gin aboard and a quarrel started.
at aboard, adv.
[US] A.T. Jackson Forty-Niner (1920) 89: Anderson has been asked to deliver the oration and although he bucked at first he finally accepted [DA].
at buck, v.2
[US] A.T. Jackson Forty-Niner (1920) 67: They are good friends of ours and will keep the jumpers off [our claim] [DA].
at jumper, n.1
[US] A.T. Jackson Forty-Niner (1920) 11: Wednesday I struck a crevice in the bed-rock on the rim of the creek and it was lousy with gold [DA].
at lousy with (adj.) under lousy, adj.
[US] A.T. Jackson Forty-Niner (1920) 23: The boys [...] gathered and gave the couple a shivaree [DA].
at shivoo, n.
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