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Witches of New York choose

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[US] ‘Q.K. Philander Doesticks’ Witches of N.Y. 224: Liquor [...] warranted to kill at forty rods.
at forty-rod (lightning) (n.) under forty, adj.1
[US] ‘Q.K. Philander Doesticks’ Witches of N.Y. 54: The propinquity of the ‘lottery agency’ and the ‘policy-shop,’ just round the corner.
at policy, n.
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