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[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 25 June 4/2: Art received rather an awkward criticism from a young country pumpkin who recently met a sculptor.
at country pumpkin (n.) under country, adj.
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 24 Feb. 1/4: Oh, a regular knave is that same old coot.
at old coot (n.) under coot, n.1
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 5 May 4/1: Well, I swanny, if that ain’t the sarciest boy in town!
at I swan, phr.
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 7 Feb. n.p.: ‘See here, you punch-eyed punster [etc]’.
at -ster, sfx
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 14 Dec. 4/5: Seth had dound the elephant, but he did not know it [...] He had fallen in with [...] three black-legs of the most unscrupulous [...] character.
at blackleg, n.1
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 14 Dec. 4/5: Seth had found the elephant, but he did not know it [...] He had fallen in with [...] three black-legs of the most unscrupulous [...] character.
at elephant, n.
[US] Alpena Wkly Argus (MI) 14 Dec. 4/5: Oh! I’ll play square, don’t you fear.
at play square (with) (v.) under square, adv.
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