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[US] Harvardiana I 121: He could not even enjoy that peculiar degree of satisfaction, usually denoted by the phrase ‘as happy as a clam’ [DA].
at ...a clam under happy as..., adj.
[US] Harvardiana III 123: ’T is sweet Commencement parts to reach, / Bot, oh! ’t is doubly sweet to bleach.
at bleach, v.
[US] Harvardiana III 255: Have I been screwed, yea, deaded morn and eve.
at dead, v.
[US] Harvardiana III 98: Flushed with the juice of the grape, all prime and ready for rowing.
at row, v.1
[US] Harvardiana III 255: Have I been screwed, yea, deaded morn and eve, / Some dozen moons of this collegiate life.
at screw, v.
[US] Harvardiana III 123: If any ‘Ticker’ dare to look / A stealthy moment on his book.
at ticker, n.1
[US] Harvardiana iii 147: A leather medal his reward should be.
at leather medal (n.) under leather, adj.
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