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[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Father Who Jumped In’ in Ade’s Fables 84: Daughter alone could induce him to un buckle, and melt, and jar loose, and come across, and kick in, and sting the Check-Book.
at come across, v.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Private Agitator’ Ade’s Fables 18: Some Alkali Statesman of the New School would arise in his Place and give our Hero a Turning-Over.
at alkali, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Wandering Boy’ Ade’s Fables 130: Riding home in the Livery Hacks about 4 A.M., the Merry-Makers would be all in.
at all in, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Private Agitator’ in Ade’s Fables 14: Every time he was given a Crimp in the Rue de la Paix he caught even by leading a new Angora up the Chute and into the Shambles.
at angora, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Private Agitator’ in Ade’s Fables 21: He never caught up with Colonel Bogey, but he had enough Class to trim our Hero and collect 6 Balls.
at ball, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of Susan and the Daughter’ in Ade’s Fables 228: A rubber-tired Victoria, drawn by two expensive Bang-Tails in jingly Harness.
at bangtail, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ in Ade’s Fables 274: Once in a while he would try to crowd into the Conversation just to let them know that old Ready Money was still present, but [...] Dearie would do her blamedest to Bean him and put him out of the Game.
at bean, v.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Wandering Boy’ in Ade’s Fables 122: He had hung up his Diploma and Razor Strop in the third-story Recess of a very naughty Beanery.
at beanery, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Uplifter’ in Ade’s Fables 116: Every one said the Show was a Bird, but they thought it was up to the Author to resign from the Baptist Church.
at bird, n.5
[US] Ade ‘New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ Ade’s Fables 274: Every time he came up Dearie would do her blamedest to Bean him and put him out of the Game.
at blame, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Wandering Boy’ in Ade’s Fables 127: Being in the heart of the Residence District, this select Organization could not obtain a regular License. However, having the moral support of the Best People, it maintained a Blind Pig.
at blind pig, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Aerial Performer’ in Ade’s Fables 208: The Market had gone Blooey. [...] The Whole List was on the Blinkety Fritz.
at on the blink (adj.) under blink, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Scoffer who Fell Hard’ in Ade’s Fables 255: The Memorable Day when he (Pallzey) had put the Blocks to Old Man McLaughlin, since deceased.
at put a/the block on (v.) under block, n.6
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Aerial Performer’ in Ade’s Fables 208: The Market had gone Blooey. [...] The Whole List was on the Blinkety Fritz.
at go blooey (v.) under blooey!, excl.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of Susan and the Daughter’ in Ade’s Fables 219: Jennie did not have the Face to bone him for anything more, but she longed in secret.
at bone, v.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of The Toilsome Ascent’ in Ade’s Fables 183: As for Wall Street and the Plunder-bund, when he got after them, he was a raving Bosco. A regular Woof-Woofer and bite their heads off.
at bosco, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Wandering Boy’ in Ade’s Fables 130: An imported Professor taught the Buds how to Tango and Trot.
at bud, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Aerial Performer’ in Ade’s Fables 195: When the final Kiflukus was put on the Ponies, he assembled the residue of his Bundle and began to work steady as a Guesser in a Broker’s Office.
at bundle, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Father Who Jumped In’ in Ade’s Fables 86: Father walked around the He-Canary twice, looking at him over the Specs, and then he rushed to the Library and kicked the Upholstery out of an $80 chair.
at he-canary (n.) under canary, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Marathon in the Mud’ in Ade’s Fables 282: It was known that the agitated Yahoos from up in the Catfish Country were likely to fumble and spill their saved-up Currency.
at Catfish Row, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Intermittent Fusser’ Ade’s Fables 47: He danced with the local Chickadees, but all the time his Heart was far away, in the Dramatic Column.
at chickadee, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Aerial Performer’ in Ade’s Fables 203: On the Clean-up she received enough to put her through the School.
at clean-up, n.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ in Ade’s Fables 267: Thousands of warm-hearted New Yorkers were [...] giving royal Welcome to the Corn-fed Pilgrims.
at cornfed, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Aerial Performer’ in Ade’s Fables 199: She looked very creamy to Bob [...] He liked to tow something that would cause the Oyster Forks to pause in midair.
at creamy, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Intermittent Fusser’ in Ade’s Fables 51: Very often, when the registered Dolly Grays got together for a Bon-Bon Orgy, some one would say, ‘Oh, Crickey, ain’t he the regular Cynic?’.
at crikey!, excl.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ in Ade’s Fables 259: When Providence is directing the Hand outs, she very often slips some Squarehead the canny Gift of corraling the Cush.
at cush, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ Ade’s Fables 273: Any one willing to cut loose on Caviar and stuff raised under Glass will never have to dine alone in gay Paree.
at cut loose, v.
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Intermittent Fusser’ in Ade’s Fables 44: There comes a brief Period in the Veal Epoch of every Sentimental Tommy when the only real Cutie is one who can propel a Canoe and throw Overhand.
at cutie, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The New Fable of the Lonesome Camp’ Ade’s Fables 261: After [...] the Collectors had brought in the Dinero, then Elam had to sit at a Mahogany Desk [...] and figure how much of the hard-earned Mazuma would be doled out to his greedy Employees.
at dinero, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Dream That Came Out’ in Ade’s Fables 155: It was a kind of Dingus formerly exhibited on the What-Not in almost every polite Home.
at dingus, n.
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