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Hornet’s Nest choose

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[US] P. Cornwell Hornet’s Nest 3: He was jailing, jeans at low tide in that cool lockup look of six inches of pastel undershorts showing. The fashion statement got started in jail when inmates had their belts confiscated so they wouldn’t hang themselves or someone else.
at jailing, n.
[US] P. Cornwell Hornet’s Nest 53: West and Mildred lit up one night on the tennis courts.
at light up, v.1
[US] P. Cornwell Hornet’s Nest 19: The duty captain lifted another plastic-sheathed page of hard-boiled mugs up to the light.
at mug, n.1
[US] P. Cornwell Hornet’s Nest 42: He [...] was bleeding from the fight he had gotten into at the nip joint where he had been gambling and drinking Night Train Express fortified wine.
at nip joint (n.) under nip, n.6
[US] P. Cornwell Hornet’s Nest 22: I’ve got people down there undercover, hookers, pimps, trolling, hanging out, whatever it takes.
at troll, v.
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