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[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I was sent to the ‘boobie patch’ (jail).
at booby-hatch, n.
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] was landed in a ‘nut college’ (insane asylum). It was the custom then to take the ‘bugs’ (inmates) out to play ball every afternoon.
at bug, n.4
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I went to the ‘timber’ (country) and ‘floated’ to Chicago.
at float, v.1
[US] ‘Sleepy Burke’ Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] jumped the fence and made a ‘home run’.
at home run, n.
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] played ‘daffy’ (insane) and was landed in a ‘nut college’ (insane asylum).
at nut college (n.) under nut, n.2
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 10: Those who had the ‘scratch’ were all right.
at scratch, n.3
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 10: Every man was looking for the others with their ‘smoke wagons’ (guns).
at smoke wagon (n.) under smoke, n.
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 8: I was again settled for a ‘four-spot,’ (four months).
at -spot, sfx
[US] ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I went to the ‘timber’ (country) and ‘floated’ to Chicago.
at tall timber, n.
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