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[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 1 Dec. 4/3: The feeling against the employment of women in places where liquor is sold is now very strong [...] the days of the female beer jerker are numbered.
at beer-jerker (n.) under beer, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (Mont.) 16 Jan. 6/1: Up comes there ’ere fish clean out o’ the water an’ back agin kerslosh.
at kerslosh! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 10 June 4/4: The Indians [...] decided to capture him and turn him over to the ‘white man’s chief at the iron house’.
at iron house (n.) under iron, adj.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 2 July 7/1: Two Chinese hop joints were raided by the police Tuesday.
at hop joint (n.) under hop, n.3
[US] Anaconda Standard 1 Feb. 3/2: ‘Good evening.’ The Josher’s propensities are not in any way awed by the presence of the president and his reply was characteristic of himself: ‘You say it is, but is it?’.
at josher, n.1
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 24 Oct. 7/1: You can’t give me the dinky dink cull, I’m dead on your curves.
at dinky-dink, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 24 Oct. 7/1: While I was in a ‘growler joint’ [...] a typical tough came in with a large can [...] —Gimme a pint,’ he said.
at growler joint (n.) under growler, n.3
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 24 Oct. 7/1: ‘Great game, that,’ said the bartender, ‘and it’s new. Only a growler rusher would think of it’.
at rush the growler (v.) under growler, n.3
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 8 Oct. 3/2: We pass hours in saloons, rolling the ivories or shaking the dice.
at ivory, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (Mont.) 24 Dec. 8/2: George H. Casey [...] still claims to be the high monkey monk of the board of trade.
at high muck-a-muck, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 17 Nov. 2/3: Bighead: It is nonsense to talk of the good olden times. New York is [...] a better city than Athens was.
at big head, n.1
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 29 Sept. 10/2: Are you trying to cop a sneak on me?
at cop a sneak (v.) under cop a..., v.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Since I blew dis town I’ve been strictly on der bike. Bum? Well, I should say it was bum’.
at on the bike (adj.) under bike, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Dat Helena is on der bike, sure. She’s der bummiest place dat dere is Why, dere ain’t no show fer er moocher dere. dey’s all on der bike’.
at on the bike (adj.) under bike, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: Dey tink anything’s good enough for er moocher but [...] some er der stuff dat I got dis trip — Say, it was on de bum, sure.
at on the bum (adj.) under bum, adj.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 29 Sept. 4/3: She promised that the next time he tried to kill herself she would not make a fizzle of it.
at fizzle, n.2
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Der shacks begun to frisk der rods an’ dey frisked us all off’.
at frisk, v.2
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Wanter scoff? Well, Jack [...] I’ll make dat hash joint wish dey had never went inter der business’.
at hash-house, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Bum? Well, I should say it was bum, It’s the toughest layout I ever seen’.
at layout, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: [headline] Moocher Has a Snap.
at moocher, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: The Star ’Tourist’ strikes his old Standby, the Reporter, who he pulls for many warm bowls.
at pull, v.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 20 May 3/2: They had a glorious trip, but enjoyed the homeward ride on the cushions of the car seats much more.
at ride the cushions (v.) under ride, v.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Me’n me pard got over ter Helena on der rods’.
at rod, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: He didn’t need to say that he wanted the ‘price of er scoff.’ He looked so hungry.
at scoff, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Wanter scoff? Well, Jack [...] I’ll make dat hash joint wish dey had never went inter der business’.
at scoff, v.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: Under the infleunce of [...] a ‘scoop’ [he] had given his companion a glimpse of the inside life of a moocher .
at scoop, n.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Der shacks begun to frisk der rods an’ dey frisked us all off’.
at shack, n.1
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: ‘Dere was nuttin dere for us an’ so we shakes der town’.
at shake, v.
[US] Anaconda Standard (MT) 15 Dec. 10/1: [headline] Moocher Has a Snap.
at snap, n.1
[US] Anaconda Standard (MO) 23 Sept. 5/3: ‘Cheese, Grogan, don’t ga to stringin’ me,’ reproachfully remarked O’Hara.
at cheese, v.1
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