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The Soldier’s Bride choose

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[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 224: I’m a ’bombinable bad hand among women — so I’d like to thank ’em not to be cutting their shines about me.
at cut (up) a shine (v.) under cut up, v.1
[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 186: I thought from the way you were fixed off, that you had goods to sell.
at fixed up, adj.
[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 149: The Mackinaw blanket, the leggins, and other fixens as we say in the West.
at fixings, n.1
[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 226: The other had hopped on him without provocation.
at hop, v.1
[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 226: On the occasion of this ruckery that’s been kicked up, I do verbatimly think that there little man is not right in his head.
at ruck, n.2
[US] J. Hall Soldier’s Bride 170: ‘Egad that’s a keen smart girl!’ said one gentleman. ‘She’s a tickler, I warrant her!’ said a second. ‘She’s a pirate, by thunder!’ roared Captain Halliard.
at tickler, n.
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