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[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 26 Oct. in Letters (1917) I 26: I am subbing at the ‘Inquirer’ office [DA].
at sub, v.2
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 30 July in Letters (1917) I 115: The first few days we came at a whooping gait – being in the latitude of the ‘North-east trades.’.
at whooping, adj.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 25 Nov. in Letters (1917) II 115: Remember me to the Gov.
at gov, n.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 8 Jan. in Letters (1917) I 9: Jack Van Nostrand, Dan and I, (all Quaker City night-hawks,) had a blow-out at Dan’s house.
at nighthawk, n.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 20 Nov. in Letters (1917) I 156: I am simply lecturing for societies, at $100 a pop .
at pop, n.1
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 4 Sept. Letters (1917) I 226: I gave the P.O. Department a blast in the papers.
at blast, n.1
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 10 Feb. in Letters (1917) I 250: Your verdict [...] has knocked what little [critical penetration] I did have gally-west!
at galley-west, adv.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 11 Nov. Letters (1917) III 6: We went to a beer mill to meet some twenty Chicago journalists.
at beer mill (n.) under beer, n.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 21 Aug. Letters (1917) II 443: Warner and Clark are eating their daily crow in the paper .
at eat boiled crow (v.) under eat, v.
[US] ‘Mark Twain’ letter 11 Sept. in Letters (1917) II 460: Flowers and general ruck sent to him by Tom, Dick and Harry from everywhere .
at ruck, n.1
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