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[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at acknowledge the corn, v.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at allerickstix, adv.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 19: Angler, in thieves’ slang, a street prowler, generally belonging to a gang of petty thieves, and who is always on the lookout for opportunities to commit small larcenies.
at angler, n.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 20: Anxious meeting [...] Anxious mourner. A ‘mourner’ at a revival, urged on by the necessity of seeking salvation.
at anxious meeting, n.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at berry, n.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at bluffer, n.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at booger, v.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at boogie, n.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at boil one’s cabbage twice (v.) under cabbage, n.2
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 108: Chew (to) one’s own meat. To attend to one’s own business; to do a thing oneself.
at chew one’s own tobacco (v.) under chew, v.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at dead loads (n.) under dead, adv.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at fake boodle (n.) under fake, adj.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at Peter Funk, n.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at all the go (adj.) under go, n.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at gob-stick (n.) under gob, n.1
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 341: Roundhead. In the North-West, frequently said of a Swede.
at roundhead, n.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at Rover, n.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms 359: Shoddyocracy. People who have become rich by making contracts for shoddy goods, or in any other disreputable way.
at shoddyocracy (n.) under shoddy, adj.
[US] S. Clapin New Dict. Americanisms.
at all talk and no cider under talk, v.
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