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New Purchase I 216: Our folks, who had, indeed, seen ‘a thing or two’ in cabin cookery.at know a thing or two, v.
New Purchase I 216: Our folks, who had, indeed, seen ‘a thing or two’ in cabin cookery. New Purchase II 171: And all this was real American, United States’ learning!—useful, practical stuff!—such as would enable a fellow to get his own bread and butter.at bread and butter, n.1
New Purchase I 182: Pot-pie is the favourite, and woodsmen, sharp set, are awful eaters.at awful, adj.
New Purchase II 239: Their blood so much excels that of the Russian Bear, or John Bull.at bear, n.
New Purchase I 174: I’ll jist take old Bet — (a rifle).at betsy, n.
New Purchase I 175: It was now snowing bodaciously fast. [Ibid.] 176: I gits bodaciously sker’d and hollows agin like the very ole Harry.at bodaciously, adv.
New Purchase I 156: Well, Johnny, my buck.at buck, n.1
New Purchase II 231: The musicians did not retire off [...] but remained and calling for ‘big-bug wine—fit for a gentleman!’.at big bug (n.) under bug, n.1
New Purchase II 86: Do you, sir, [...] think all our eastern dignitaries combined, could have compelled young bushwhackers to wear coats and shoes in recitation rooms?at bushwhacker, n.1
New Purchase II 188: Well, bust my rifle, Carltin, if I wa’rn’t most teetotally and sentimentally wrong.at bust my . . . ! (excl.) under bust, v.1
New Purchase I 265: The tother one what got most sker’d, is a sort of catawampus (spiteful).at catawampus, adj.
New Purchase II 13: That speedy and elegant style in which young ladies copy maps at first chop boarding schools!at first chop, adj.
New Purchase II 172: We thought you were an ill-boding crow!at crow, n.2
New Purchase II 254: Horse-pistols were sought and fixed [...] since there were half-cut backwoodsmen enough, and some degenerate natives to use them.at half-cut, adj.1
New Purchase I 171: I’ll be dogg’d if thare warnt a wild cat jist goin to spring.at dog, v.2
New Purchase II 58: A snug breakfast of chicken fixens, eggs, ham-doins, and even slapjacks.at doings, n.1
New Purchase I 179: I dad! if I didn’t snatch up Ruff and kiss him!at edad!, excl.
New Purchase I 255: Now this, reader, was all gum; Sam could not read a word.at gum, n.1
New Purchase I 176: I gits bodaciously sker’d and hollows agin like the very ole Harry.at like old Harry (adv.) under Old Harry, n.
New Purchase II 171: And all this was real American, United States’ learning!—useful, practical stuff!—such as would enable a fellow to get his own bread and butter; or in new Purchase terms, his hog and hominy!at hog and hominy (n.) under hog, n.
New Purchase II 5: And what could have deceived our Hoosierina?at hoosierina, n.
New Purchase II 239: Nothing like the Great-Grand-North-American-Republican Horse-Fly!at horse-fly (n.) under horse, n.
New Purchase I 179: I dad! if I didn’t snatch up Ruff and kiss him!at I, prep.
New Purchase I 204: He was compelled to place one hand under his jaw [...] to support his ‘jawing tackle’.at jawing-tackle, n.
New Purchase I 268: In he splash’d kerslush, like a hurt buffalo bull.at kerslosh! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
New Purchase I 169: Vain all entreaties [...] vain all pelting with clods and stones — all latherings with long bean poles!at lather, n.2
New Purchase I 268: The more I hollers, the more he legs it.at leg it (v.) under leg, v.1
New Purchase I 62: ‘He’s your old man, mam?’ Mrs. C assented.at old man, n.
New Purchase I 183: Mrs. Ashford soon got over her miff.at miff, n.
New Purchase I 269: The Doctor’s nevy was good pluck.at nevvy, n.
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