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The Doctor and the Devil choose

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[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 52: Few of the old time ‘panel games,’ ‘badger workers,’ ‘confidence games’ and pastimes of that ilk existed.
at badger worker (n.) under badger, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 26: ‘Oh, Blondie,’ she shouted, ‘ain’t you going to give me a turn.’.
at blondie, n.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 52: Most of the vice [...] is to be found in the settlements in it known as ‘Coontown’ and ‘Frenchtown’.
at Coontown (n.) under coon, n.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 39: He, too, was a ‘dope’ fiend.
at dope fiend (n.) under dope, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 40: Parkhurst has been raising hell.
at raise hell (v.) under hell, n.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 61: ‘Hot shot, Doctor,’ I remarked to myself.
at hot-shot, n.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 39: A Chinaman [...] was freely getting his opium ‘jag’.
at jag, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 48: I gave Dr. Parkhurst ‘the office’ (that’s Bowery for a hint).
at give (someone) the office (v.) under office, n.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 52: Few of the old time ‘panel games,’ badger workers,’ ‘confidence games’ and pastimes of that ilk existed.
at panel game (n.) under panel, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 36: Don’t you want to hit a pipe? [Ibid.] 40: I got to smoking opium. Then I got to be a ‘pipe-hitter’ as they call slaves of the opium drug.
at hit the pipe (v.) under pipe, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 47: We left the ‘Tight House,’ [...] and ‘sneaked’ (that’s Bayard street for left the place), and went to a German house.
at sneak, v.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 47: We had ‘tackled’ a lunch of oysters and pie.
at tackle, v.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 47: I wished to show Dr. Parkhurst a ‘tight house.’ [...] After I ‘bought a round of beer’ for $1, we left the ‘Tight House,’ which gets its name from the fleshings all its inmates must wear.
at tight house (n.) under tight, adj.
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 26: ‘Hey, whiskers,’ said she to Dr. Parkhurst.
at whiskers, n.1
[US] C.W. Gardner Doctor and the Devil 39: The Doctor was very anxious to be the possessor of a complete ‘lay-out’ for smoking the drug – lamp, ‘yen-hop,’ and ‘hop toy.’ .
at yen hop (n.) under yen, n.1
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