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Wells Brothers, The Young Cattle Kings choose

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[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. ii: They got gay on my hands last summer, held me down to the straight road brand at delivery.
at get gay (with) (v.) under gay, adj.
[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. vi: It’s a ground-hog case; it’s hold these cattle or the Indians will eat them for you.
at groundhog case (n.) under ground-hog, n.2
[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. ii: I’ve fallen head over ears in love with the idea of this trail hospital. [...] I’m hog wild to get in on it.
at hog-wild (adj.) under hog, n.
[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. ii: ‘What do you suppose they are talking about?’ [...] ‘Just a little social powwow.’.
at pow-wow, n.
[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. ii: Those in the lead were point men, those in the middle were swing men, and the one who brought up the rear was the drag man.
at swing, n.1
[US] A. Adams Wells Brothers 🌐 Ch. ii: They’ve treated me white, and I’m going to make a fight for them.
at white, adv.
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