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The Pioneers of the Klondyke choose

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[US] M.H.E. Hayne Pioneers of the Klondyke 116: Why, you thick-headed chump!
at thick-headed, adj.
[US] M.H.E. Hayne Pioneers of the Klondyke 91: This concoction was known as ‘hooch’; and [...] it is doubtful if it is much more poisonous than the whisky itself.
at hooch, n.1
[US] M.H.E. Hayne Pioneers of the Klondyke 128: After the richest strikes [...] they did their level best to ‘jump’ the legal claims of men who had got in in proper time.
at jump, v.
[US] M.H.E. Hayne Pioneers of the Klondyke 93: There is little ‘snipping’ [sic] – i.e. working old bars – on Forty Mile Creek, but it does not pay much.
at sniping, n.1
[US] M.H.E. Hayne Pioneers of the Klondyke 165: There was a very ‘tall’ story going about last spring. I give it for what it is worth, but will not vouch for its accuracy.
at tall story (n.) under tall, adj.
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