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The Gentle Giant choose

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[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 87: He was no ‘bear cat’ as a bullying and unpopular gang boss was termed.
at bear cat (n.) under bear, n.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 32: Now dog-my-cats if I just hadn’t got took with the notion you-all would be.
at dog my cat(s)/doggone/hide/melts! (excl.) under dog, v.2
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 66: I’ll drift by Ma Pinker’s.
at drift, v.1
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 66: The scheme [...] would be ruined if the ‘fingersmith’ was to fall into the hands of such an obviously efficient peace officer.
at finger-smith (n.) under finger, n.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 9: This’s all I need today of all god-blasted days.
at God-blasted (adj.) under God, n.1
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 58: Just wait until the boys [...] hear that Ossie Nolly was ‘high dived’ on the street of a hick town.
at high dive (v.) under high, adj.1
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 23: ‘You’re right’s the Injun side of a hoss,’ the Texan conceded.
at Indian side (n.) under Indian, adj.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 24: I’ve got twenty lil ole iron men.
at iron man (n.) under iron, n.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 56: I don’t know nothing about that jasper with the beard.
at jasper, n.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 56: All that fancy jaw-flapping.
at jaw-flapping (n.) under jaw, n.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 166: An expert cowhand, Mark was known as Dusty’s right bower.
at right bower (n.) under right, adj.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 78: You’d’ve knowed to ask where the backhouse was and gone afore they got a chance to slicker you into buying for ’em.
at slicker, v.
[UK] (con. late 19C) J.T. Edson Gentle Giant 62: Now if that’s not just like a sneaky tinhorn!
at tinhorn, n.
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