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The Story of the Great March choose

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[US] G.W. Nichols Story of the Great March 240: If it be asked what a bummer is, the reply is easy. He is a raider on his own account, a man who temporarily deserts his place in the ranks, while the army is on the march, and starts out upon an independent foraging expedition.
at bummer, n.3
[US] G.W. Nichols Story of the Great March 44: Why, dog bite them, the newspapers have been lying all along. [...] 45: Why, dog bite their hides! one of your Yankees can take up a tree and carry it off.
at dog bite ’em! (excl.) under dog, n.1
[US] G.W. Nichols Story of the Great March 45: It’ll take [...] a heap of rain, and a deal of elbow-grease, to fix things up again.
at elbow grease, n.
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