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Lawrie Todd 120: My wife, she's as the gentleman knows an almighty ambitious woman.at almighty, adv.
Lawrie Todd 120: My wife, she's as the gentleman knows an almighty ambitious woman. Lawrie Todd II Pt V 143: In the end I was, after no little argolbargoling, obliged to succumb.at argle-bargle, v.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 90: I had met with few men in America who better knew how many beans it takes to make five.at know how many (blue) beans make five (v.) under beans, n.3
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 92: He was an almighty boozer.at boozer, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt I 45: Declaring [...] that he should not bring any of his dirty Irish blackguards into his house, with a great deal of other bow-wow.at bow-wow, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 120: But giving such gabbing the go by, Squire, marlin spikes and cucumbers! I have a compulsion to call you squire.at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Lawrie Todd II Pt V 143: ‘Catch me,’ said I, when we settled the business, ‘Catch me again at such costly daffin.’.at catch me! (excl.) under catch, v.1
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 43: Four hundred and thirty-three dollars, which the old gentleman counted out to me in the hard.at hard, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 92: [The] blacksmith [...] offered me two hundred and fifty dollars – gospel, by the living jingo!at jingo!, excl.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 120: I have myself obstinacious objections – a considerable some – against ’em ere parley voos.at parleyvoo, v.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 90: I ain’t a pumpkin, the Squire knows that.at pumpkin, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 120: I ain’t special ’bout pedigrees; but my wife [...] wont have nobody call me but squire.at special, adj.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 91: That ’ere young woman, my niece – she ben’t five-and-twenty – she’ll make a heavenly splice!at splice, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt II 120: I ain’t special ’bout pedigrees; but my wife [...] wont have nobody call me but squire.at squire, n.
Lawrie Todd I Pt I 9: A gang of tinklers, with smiddy bellows [...] came to the town.at tinkler, n.1
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