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[US] Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 5 Jan. 11/5: A vast multitude of boobs whose chief boobery is to pay money to see ‘wrestling matches’.
at boobery, n.
[US] Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 6 Apr. 9/4: In these degenerate days, when the so-called Bohemians [...] meet ina a red-ink joint, they are as staid and solemn as boiled owls.
at red ink joint (n.) under red ink, n.
[US] Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 2 June 15/7: They [i.e. boxers] all get grouchy just bvefore a fight [...] Freddie will work like a horse for weeks, but the last two or three nights get his angora.
at get someone’s angora (v.) under angora, n.
[US] Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 26 May 23/2: He was a whining fellow with a churchyard face.
at burying face (n.) under bury, v.
[US] Bridgeport Eve. Farmer (CT) 22 Jan. 12/1: The Standard is ‘savage as a meat axe’ on the office holders of this city.
at savage as a meat axe (adj.) under meat axe, n.
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