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[US] W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/2: A gun was also known as the difference [...] denoting the margin of power and courage between the man who had one and the man unarmed.
at difference, the, n.
[US] W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/2: That was long before [a gun] was called a rod, a term which gave way to the more poetic form of equalizer, which, in turn, was challenged by the word manhood.
at equalizer, n.
[US] W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/3: The almanac also tells us [...] that the word jiggers is a cry of alarm denoting the approach of the cops.
at jigger!, excl.
[US] ‘Joe Palooka’ [comic strip] in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 26 Sept. 12: Jeepers-creepers...It’s lonesome...Knobby married...an’ Joey gonna be...an’ they’re both happy...an’ I’m a lonesome schmo...I’m gonna git married!
at schmo, n.
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