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Thirty-one Years on the Plains and in the Mountains choose

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[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 394: Mounting my crow-bait, I struck out in a westerly direction.
at crow-bait, n.
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 361: We ought to clean them out without losing ten men.
at clean out, v.
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 226: Riley said there was only one of two things to do, and that was to make the attack or crawfish.
at crawfish, v.
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 211: We had plenty of shelter, having two good sized tents in the outfit and only six men, not counting the darkey cook.
at darkie, adj.
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and Mountains (1903) 121: The third day we arrived at the place spoken of, this man Shewman got pretty well ginned up.
at ginned up, adj.1
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 156: Laws a massa, boss! whar you git dem skelps?
at lawks-a-mussy! (excl.) under lawks!, excl.
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 107: I got out like a quarter-horse, putting in my best licks to try to reach a wash-out.
at lick, n.2
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 18: An old negro woman, far from being the revered and beloved ‘Black Mammy,’ [...] was simply a hideous black tyrant.
at mammy, n.1
[US] W.F. Drannan Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (1903) 48: ‘Thunderation!’ exclaimed Hughes.
at thunderation!, excl.
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