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[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 19: By cracky, Jack!
at cracky!, excl.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 273: We’re mighty full. Got two in mighty night every room. We can eat you all right, but I ain’t right sure if we can sleep you.
at eat, v.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 263: ‘Ye could put it all in yer eye,’ said Eph.
at in your eye! (excl.) under eye, n.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 24: The mountings is fur the Union [...] they’re goin’ to raise troops, an’ let the Gov’nor go to grass.
at go to grass, v.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 30: They hain’t time to grabble the ’taters, Jack.
at grabble, v.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 2: Preacher Tate is a Hardshell. He hates a fiddle wus’n pizen.
at hard-shell, n.
[US] W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 218: The ‘jay-hawking’ might now be looked for at every foot of the way.
at jayhawk, v.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 218: Them men’ll be a-shootin’ on ye every mile o’ the way from here to Kaintuck!
at Kentuck, n.
[US] (con. 1860s) W.E. Barton Hero in Homespun 218: This information was given [...] by a resolute and toothless old woman, with a snuff-stick between her gums.
at snuff stick (n.) under snuff, n.2
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