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[US] U. Sinclair Jungle 322: ‘See hyar, boss,’ a big black ‘buck’ would begin.
at buck, n.1
[US] U. Sinclair Jungle 184: They had brought him his supper, which was ‘duffers and dope’ – being hunks of dry bread on a tin plate, and coffee, called ‘dope’ because it was drugged to keep the prisoners quiet.
at dope, n.1
[US] U. Sinclair Jungle 184: They had brought him his supper, which was ‘duffers and dope’ – being hunks of dry bread on a tin plate, and coffee, called ‘dope’ because it was drugged to keep the prisoners quiet.
at duffer, n.3
[US] U.B. Sinclair Jungle xxv 298: Then he explained how he had spent the last summer, ‘hoboing it,’ as the phrase was.
at hobo, v.
[US] U.B. Sinclair Jungle 183: Like as not a dozen [policemen] would pile on to him at once, and pound his face into a pulp.
at pile in (v.) under pile, v.
[US] U. Sinclair Jungle 35: ‘Worked here [i.e. a slaughterhouse] before?’ ‘No ’stand.’ (Signals and gesticulations on the part of the boss. Vigorous shakes of the head by Jurgis.) ‘Shovel guts?’ ‘No ’stand.’ (More shakes of the head).
at shovel guts (v.) under shovel, v.
[US] U. Sinclair Jungle 339: It had been no ‘silk stocking’ audience.
at silk stocking, adj.
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