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[US] Scientific American 2 Oct. 219/3: How is ‘dope’ or harness blacking made? A. 1. Molasses,½lb.; lampblack, 1 oz. ; yeast, a spoonful ; sugar, olive oil, gum tragacanth, and isinglass, each 1 oz. ; and a cow’s gall. Mix with 2 pints stale beer, and let stand before the fire for an hour.
at dope, n.1
[US] Scientific American Mar. 150: The drug, also known as loco weed, muggles, Indian hay, Indian hemp, hasheesh, laughing tobacco, and reefers, is dried and rolled into cigarettes selling from five to 25 cents apiece.
at laughing weed (n.) under laughing, adj.
[US] Scientific American Dec. 148: Cartoon columns from California papers make argot such as ho-dad and cowabunga clear to the uninitiated.
at cowabunga!, excl.
[US] Scientific American Dec. 17: In the U.S. it is variously called the weed, stuff, Indian hay, grass, pot, tea, maryjane and other names.
at Indian hay (n.) under Indian, adj.
[US] Scientific American Sept. 114: I wanted to bottom line what’s going to make Zapata! the hottest selling all-sport shoe in our line [HDAS].
at bottom line, v.
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