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[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 12 Dec. 5/1: The [agricultural] laborer was expected to remain in the village as ‘Hodge’ or ‘Chawbacon’.
at chaw-bacon, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 11 Jan. 4/5: Without thinking I put the old hen-track signatire to them.
at hen tracks, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 27 Aug. 9/1: Our peepers are peeled when we get in their neighborhood.
at peel one’s peepers (v.) under peeper, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 10 Sept. 3/2: Lots uv swappers begin their business on nothin’ mor’n a jug uv blockade whiskey.
at blockade, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 12 Nov. 2/3: I had a chum that a great big leather-head boy that was always [...] accidentally making trouble.
at leatherhead, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 12 Nov. 2/3: The leather-headed boy told me he had a great trick.
at leather-headed (adj.) under leatherhead, n.
[US] Roanoke Times (VA) 18 June 3/2: Natives of Alabama are called ‘Lizards’ from the abundance of these creatures along the streams.
at lizard, n.
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