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Jack London on the Road: The Tramp Diary and Other Hobo Writings choose

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[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 59: The ease the kids have in beating their way.
at beat one’s way (v.) under beat, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 35: I [...] told him to come along the decks to the blind but he said it was too risky.
at blind, n.2
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 58: Falling asleep in the chairs at the Hotel & getting the bounce.
at get the bounce (v.) under bounce, n.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 55: We caught the ‘Cannon ball’ as she slowed up at the crossing.
at cannonball, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 59: The quiet easy going, the slow pokes & the comets.
at comet, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 38: A couple of cowboys or cattle punchers are raising cain generally.
at cow-puncher, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 54: Once in a while some crack crew gives us a spin.
at crack, adj.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 35: Two of us jumped the palace cars & decked them while the third went underneath on the rods.
at deck, v.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 57: Dig up. How much stuff have you got?
at dig up, v.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 31: They were forced to stop the train twice before they succeeded in ditching us. [Ibid.] 32: I don’t want to be ditched at some lone water tank.
at ditch, v.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 31: We held her down all night till we arrived in Truckee at 7 a.m.
at hold down, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 43: The commissary ducks have a fat time of it, but of course they have to work pretty hard.
at duck, n.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 44: Teamsters & wagons were on the go; the commissary officers all life & motion; aide flying in all directions.
at on the go under go, n.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 57: If the old folks would only know how to treat a fellow when he comes home & not give him any guff it would be all right.
at guff, n.1
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 48: If any Pinkertons or detectives are caught it will go hard with them.
at hard, adv.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 61: I’m onto myself for a jigger w’en it comes to dem people.
at jigger, n.7
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 55: Scotty and Dave [...] did not return in time to catch the K.C. Passenger.
at K.C., n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 36: I found that two Knights of the road [...] had most obligingly built a roaring fire.
at knight of the road, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 52: We told them we would leave in a body & as all stood firm after a tally we were forgiven. So its all O.K.
at OK, adj.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 54: Am going to pull out in the morning.
at pull out, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 53: He gave the P’s a good talking to.
at Pink, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 38: A couple of cowboys or cattle punchers are raising cain generally.
at raise Cain (v.) under raise, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 33: I rode the bumpers the rest of the way. [Ibid.] 35: Two of us jumped the palace cars & decked them while the third went underneath on the rods.
at ride the rods (v.) under ride, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 35: I took the overland out about 7:30 riding the blind. [Ibid.] 35: We went out ahead but the brakeman rode the blind out.
at ride the blinds (v.) under ride, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 34: We have decided to let the Reno crowd rip & start on as fast as possible for Ogden.
at rip and run (v.) under rip, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 36: A brakeman asked me how much I could ‘shake up.’ ‘Fifteen cents’ was my answer [...] After a long consultation the[y] took my gold ring & left me the fifteen cents.
at shake up, v.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 38: One is about 6 foot 4, while the other is a little shorty.
at shorty, n.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 59: The quiet easy going, the slow pokes & the comets.
at slowpoke (n.) under slow, adj.
[US] J. London Tramp Diary in Jack London On the Road (1979) 54: Once in a while some crack crew gives us a spin.
at spin, n.3
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