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Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade choose

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[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 71: Only ten fellows had come along to break up the meeting: Al O’Reilly [...] and five bruisers whom Tommy didn’t know.
at bruiser, n.
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 72: Tommy grinned. The usual boushwah of the Reds, he reflected.
at bushwa, n.
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 37: I don’t see why I [...] have to be a flunky for Jews, open doors and elevators for ’em, say yes sir and yes ma’m to ’em, run their goddamn errands, take crap from sheenies.
at take crap (v.) under crap, n.1
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 74: They ain’t worth smacking down, these bums.
at smack down, v.
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 19: He works for kikes. Catch me workin’ for one of them eagle-beaks.
at eagle-beak (n.) under eagle, n.2
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 37: He had a hat store out in Flushing and he was doin’ good, and then with bad times it went kerflooie, and he’s on his ear now.
at on one’s (pink) ear under ear, n.1
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 37: He had a hat store out in Flushing and he was doin’ good, and then with bad times it went kerflooie, and he’s on his ear now.
at kerflooey (adj.) under ker-, pfx
[US] J.T. Farrell Tommy Gallagher’s Crusade 76: Tommy saw Al O’Reilly slip on brass knuckles.
at knuckle, n.
[US] R. Atkinson Crusade 82: If they’ve been hit with chemicals, Katie bar the door because they’re going to do something.
at Katy bar the door, phr.
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