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The Huge Hunter choose

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[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 6/1: That must be a powerful strong wagon to carry such a big baby in it as that.
at baby, n.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 4/1: ‘I am Baldy Bicknell—though I ginerally go by the name “Baldy”.’ [...] the stranger removed his hat and displayed his clean-shaven pate.
at baldy, n.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 6/3: These new-fangled things generally go well at first, and then, afore yer know it, they bu’st all to blazes.
at all to blazes (adj.) under blazes, n.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 3/1: I thought she had upset or bu’sted her b’iler!
at burst one’s boiler (v.) under boiler, n.1
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 5/1: By the jumpin’ jingo! if we was consarnedly mean enough to do it, there ain’t no need of it.
at consarned, adv.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 8/2: He was on the ‘go’ continually.
at on the go under go, n.1
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 12/2: Arrah, now, get out wid ye!
at go on!, excl.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 5/1: Jerusalem! they’ll be sure to pay us a visit—I’ll be gummed if they won’t.
at gum, v.1
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 2/1: By the Jumping Jehosiphat, naow if that don’t beat all natur’!
at jumping Jehoshaphat!, excl.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 5/2: Jingo!
at jingo!, excl.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadle’s Half Dime Library XI:271 5/1: By the jumpin’ jingo!
at jumping, adj.1
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 5/1: I kerwholloped in the water.
at kerwhallop, v.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 4/2: But skin me, younker, I want to buy it!
at skin me!, excl.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 5/1: Jist take a squint up the river.
at squint, n.
[US] E.S. Ellis Huge Hunter in Beadles Half Dime Library XI:271 4/1: Hello, younker!
at younker, n.
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