1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 116: Don’t burn your collar. I’ll move it.at burn one’s collar (v.) under burn, v.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 193: Give me a double shot of bourbon with a water chaser.at chaser, n.1
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 138: Even that old cocker with the rooster-look stiffening his face at sight of the girl.at old cocker, n.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 172: She passed behind him to get a small can of milk from the icebox. ‘Small cow,’ she said as she placed it on the table.at cow, n.1
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 105: Even in his sleep he would dream of a crack-up and slam on the breaks and swing the wheel, screaming until he wakened.at crack-up, n.1
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 199: When Mitch picked her up she was so crummy, about all she could pick up were fleas.at crummy, adj.2
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 152: She poured it [bourbon] straight, not cutting it with water.at cut, v.6
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 115: Jesus Christ, I spelled you, didn’t I? I took the wheel when you was tired.at spell (for), v.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 111: How about pulling this heap out of the way, so those guys can get past you?at heap, n.2
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 136: He was dressed in a cheap imitation tweed suit that was tight across the shoulders and ‘high-water’ at the shoes.at highwater, adj.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 208: I could be a secretary [...] or a soda jerk, but I’m a whore.at jerk, n.1
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 53: Jumping Christ, all it would take was a couple of hauls.at jumping Jesus!, excl.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 197: Kiss the two hundred bucks we’re out on Tex goodbye.at kiss goodbye (v.) under kiss, v.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 108: ‘Ah, go pull up your pants,’ another trucker said. ‘What do you want us to do, get out and push?’.at pull up one’s pants (v.) under pants, n.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 108: ‘Get him giving me the eye,’ the trucker said. ‘Go ahead, burn a hole in me, you pecker.’.at pecker, n.2
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 123: My smeller ain’t so good. All I can smell is cigars.at smeller, n.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 131: Oh, he’s spoofing, honey [...] He’s just a great kidder.at spoof, v.
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 232: He saw Nick run to his truck. The swamper waddled after him. ‘You’re going to let me swamp for you huh?’.at swamp, v.2
1949 A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 114: ‘That’s my swamper,’ the driver said. [Ibid.] 232: He saw Nick run to his truck. The swamper waddled after him. ‘You’re going to let me swamp for you huh?’.at swamper, n.