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Nature and Human Nature II 54: They warn’t put into Adam’s ale for nothin, that’s a fact.at Adam’s ale (n.) under Adam, n.
Nature and Human Nature II 54: They warn’t put into Adam’s ale for nothin, that’s a fact. Nature and Human Nature I 60: My experience, Tom, is, that this life ain’t all beer and skittles.at all beer and skittles, phr.
Nature and Human Nature I 113: My! what a slashin’ large woman, that was; half horse, half alligator, with a cross of the mammoth in her.at half-horse, half-alligator, adj.
Nature and Human Nature I 302: Blood and ounds! you cowardly furrin rascal.at blood and ’ounds!, excl.
Nature and Human Nature I 48: Lord, Sir, that ain’t it – she is mops and brooms [...] half seas over.at mops and brooms, adj.
Nature and Human Nature I 166: I listen to a preacher, and try to be the better for his argufying, if he has any sense, and will let me.at argufy, v.
Nature and Human Nature II 40: I was as mad as a hatter.at ...a hatter under mad as..., adj.
Nature and Human Nature II 402: He reminded me of a poor fellow [...] who had a family of twelve small children. His wife took a day, and died one fine morning, leaving another youngster to complete the baker’s dozen.at baker’s dozen, n.1
Nature and Human Nature I 256: I have three balls in me now, which the doctors couldn’t extract.at ball, n.1
Nature and Human Nature II 226: There would be a hurrah at that, as O’Connell used to say, that would bang Banagher.at beat Bannagher (v.) under Bannagher, n.
Nature and Human Nature I 192: Sam, your head ain’t like anyone elses [...] I never see the beat of you.at beat, n.2
Nature and Human Nature II 64: I’ll be dod fetched if I meant any harm, but you beat me all holler.at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
Nature and Human Nature I 27: Well, they fell into the trap beautiful.at beautiful, adj.
Nature and Human Nature II 255: ‘Blue-nose Mary.’ ‘What in the world do they call her Bluenose for?’ ‘It is a nickname for the Nova Scotians.’.at bluenose, n.1
Nature and Human Nature II 11: They don’t stop me, for I give them the go-by.at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Nature and Human Nature I 245: Dick, cabbage a bit of cloth.at cabbage, v.1
Nature and Human Nature I 51: It is nothing but a large calaboose, chock full of prisoners.at calaboose, n.
Nature and Human Nature I 104: He was a plucky fellow [...] and warn’t a goin’ to cave in that way. [Ibid.] 178: I never was sold so before, I vow; I cave in.at cave in (v.) under cave, v.
Nature and Human Nature I 225: Come, rouse up, wake snakes, and walk chalks, as the thoughtless children of evil say.at walk one’s chalks (v.) under chalks, n.
Nature and Human Nature II 229: Take your pencil now, and write down a few facts I will give you, and when you are alone meditating, just chew on ’em.at chew (it) over (v.) under chew, v.
Nature and Human Nature I 43: I leave you to cypher that out.at cipher, v.
Nature and Human Nature I 82: See if I don’t set their clappers a going.at clapper, n.1
Nature and Human Nature II 67: Hullo, sais I to myself, she’s coming it too peeowerful stong altogether.at come it strong (v.) under come it, v.1
Nature and Human Nature I 216: I am a Christian man [...] of the sect called ‘Come-outers’.at come out, v.
Nature and Human Nature I 379: ‘Well done, Uncle Tom,’ sais they. ‘Well done Zip Coon.’.at zip coon, n.
Nature and Human Nature I 71: Them Newfoundlanders [...] are the most knowin’ coons in all creation.at coon, n.
Nature and Human Nature I 261: It is apt to hit her in the mouth, which is a great matter, if she has tooth-ache, for it will extract corn-crackers a plaguey sight quicker that a dentist.at corn-grinders (n.) under corn, n.1
Nature and Human Nature II 198: I hope I may be cow-hided if I knew they had a ministry. I thought they only had a governor.at cow, v.1
Nature and Human Nature I 14: Is it to be wondered at [...] that I should crack and boast of them?at crack, v.1
Nature and Human Nature I 316: The other two seemed disposed to cut their jokes upon me.at cut a joke (v.) under cut, v.1
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