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[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 384: I’ll shaow him to yeh in th’ jerk of a lamb’s tail.
at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 274: ‘Right you air, tew!’ Milton responded.
at right you are!, excl.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 1: Ole Sabriny’s got her back up this time to stay.
at get one’s back up (v.) under back, n.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 296: By Cracky! [...] don’t it beat natur’!
at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 321: I ain’t much of a han’ to blab everythin’.
at blab, v.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 339: He’s th’ blamedest fool in th’ county.
at blame, adj.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 384: It makes a man ashamed [...] to see th’ foolish ways these here blockheads git caught.
at blockhead, n.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 198: Especially if Abe Beekman, up in Jay County, tries any of his funny work.
at funny business, n.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 280: P’raps you kin git an idee by this time haow the Jay caounty cat’s goin’ to jump.
at see which way the cat jumps (v.) under cat, n.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 112: What are they chewing on to-night? [...] the Sigel racket?
at chew (it) over (v.) under chew, v.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 124: I’m sick and tired of getting out telegraph for these chuckle-headed printers to throw on the floor!
at chuckleheaded, adj.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 391: Do you clip over and tell Annie.
at clip, v.2
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 106: Aw, come off! You’re rushin’ the season. Hop’s ain’t ripe yet.
at come off!, excl.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 296: By Cracky! [...] don’t it beat natur’!
at cracky!, excl.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 324: S’elp me die, crisscross, I ain’t!
at crisscross!, excl.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 187: Nothing less like the bachelor’s den dear to tradition can be imagined.
at den, n.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 339: Over in Jay we wouldn’t elect sech a dumb-head to be a hog-reeve.
at dumbhead (n.) under dumb, adj.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night.
at everlastingly, adv.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night [...] The sooner those fakirs understand that they can’t play Tecumseh people for chumps, the better.
at fakir, n.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 1: Ef ther’ ain’t a flare-up in this haouse ’fore long, I miss my guess.
at flare-up, n.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 113: Great old man, that [...] there’s no flies on him!
at no flies on..., phr.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 322: Some gallus lookin’ young fellers.
at gallows, adj.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 5: He ain’t the boss here, by a jug-full!
at by a jugful under jug, n.1
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 79: I was kine o’ wond’rin’ ef this here notion o’ Seth’s goin’ away wouldn’t knock it all in th’ head.
at knock it on the head (v.) under knock, v.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 108: So long, boys!
at so long, phr.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 309: My own thoughts murder me!
at murder, v.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night. Wasn’t it a scorcher, though?
at scorcher, n.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night [...] The sooner those fakirs understand that they can’t play Tecumseh people for chumps, the better.
at snide, adj.
[US] H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 322: Ef you’ve got anythin’ to say, spit it aout!
at spit it out! (excl.) under spit, v.
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