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[US] (con. 1908) Ethel Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 67: We’re westbound bundle stiffs same as yourself.
at bindle stiff (n.) under bindle, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 87: The ‘brakie’ settled himself in the straw.
at brakie, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 65: ‘Whither away?’ he queried. ‘California or bust,’ yelled Dan.
at — or bust under bust, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 83: If you want to get to Cal in a hurry, it’ll beat pumping a bike.
at Cal, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 104: ‘They call him an old Copperhead.’ [...] ‘I fought for the South.’.
at copperhead, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 9: All the horrors of shivering nights in the open or in vermin-infested flop houses.
at flophouse, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 209: If she is half the gritty little heroine that you make her out to be, I’ll bring her home.
at gritty, adj.1
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 180: ‘We live on the fat of the land the whole year round, don’t we, honey-drips?’ ‘You’re quite right.’ [...] responded his wife.
at honeydripper (n.) under honey, n.1
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 105: Tony came in all tuckered out.
at tuckered (out), adj.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 70: We’re the boys who’ll fix the machines, all right, all right. Yes, and the plutes, too.
at plute, n.
[US] (con. 1908) Ethel Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 83: You might be able to skate right through to Frisco in a week.
at skate, v.1
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 87: I tell you they’re no spotters. She has an honest face.
at spotter, n.1
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 143: ‘Spouting for eats’ has come to be quite a joke with us.
at spouting, n.
[US] (con. 1908) E. Lynn Adventures of a Woman Hobo 226: ‘My God!’ he yelled. ‘The super’s on behind and Buck daren’t slow down.’.
at super, n.1
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