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N.Y. Mirror 2 Apr. 287: The gentleman left Charley turning over the silver, quite satisfied with his success in making, as he expressed himself, ‘the flats pay for their experience’.at charlie, n.2
N.Y. Mirror 2 Apr. 287: The gentleman left Charley turning over the silver, quite satisfied with his success in making, as he expressed himself, ‘the flats pay for their experience’. N.Y. Mirror 19 June 399/2: A fellow stepped up to me and asked how I’d trade and says I, for what, and says he for your watch—and says I, any way that will be a fair shake. Upon that, says he, I'll give you my watch and five dollars. Says I, it's done!at fair shake, n.
N.Y. Mirror 2 Nov. 143/3: Verily, the editor of the Commercial was right, when he said, ‘New-York would be a nation fine place, if they ever get it done!’.at nation, adv.
N.Y. Mirror 9 May 353/3: A louder and longer hurrah than I had yet heard, was ended on the part of my guests, by a jingling of glasses on the mahogany.at mahogany, n.
N.Y. Mirror 7 Oct. 118/1: Then, to counterbalance this good, you have entailed upon those British islands the curse of Jim Crowism .at Jim Crow, n.
N.Y. Mirror 23 Mar. 307/2: ‘If I don’t [i.e. ignite an explosion] now, dad burn me.’ ‘Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!’ exclaimed the old Frenchman.at dad-burn, v.
N.Y. Mirror 6 June 396/2: I no more nor raised me head [...] when phiz ! came a lead pill so close to me ear, that me head went under wather.at lead pill (n.) under lead, n.
N.Y. Mirror 2 Dec. n.p.: She ran away with the needy but handsome P., who was once the terror of the staid mothers and frigid maids in the town of Podunk [R].at podunk, n.
N.Y. Mirror 5 June n.p.: Philadelphia... is filled with wire-pullers, public opinion manufacturers, embryo cabinet officers, future ambassadors, and the whole brood of political make-shifts [F&H].at wire-puller, n.1
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