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A Hazard of New Fortunes choose

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[US] W.D. Howells Hazard of New Fortunes IX 469: Why, confound the old Dutch beer-buzzer!
at beer-buzzer (n.) under beer, n.
[US] W.D. Howells Hazard of New Fortunes V 267: He’s made the thing awfully chic; it’s jimmy; there’s lots of dog about it.
at dog, n.2
[US] W.D. Howells Hazard of New Fortunes VIII 452: Pay Sheney off, and discharge him on the spot.
at sheeny, n.
[US] W.D. Howells Hazard of New Fortunes IV 205: Oh, I guess you love to train!
at train, v.1
[US] W.D. Howells Hazard of New Fortunes 115: ‘But what’s the matter with the young lady in young lady’s clothes? Any dust on her?’ ‘What expressions! [...] Really, Alma, for a refined girl you are the most unrefined!’.
at no dust on under dust, n.
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