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[US] Greenville Times (MS) 13 July 4/1: I dread [...] the cunning and cruel catamount cast. / That tokens the blithering blistering cast of that old fat Butler’s eye.
at blithering, adj.
[US] Greenville Times (MS) 28 Jan. 2/2: It has given the town a veritable black eye, materially and in reputation.
at give someone/something a black eye (v.) under black eye, n.
[US] Greenville Times (MS) 9 Feb. 6/3: Aw, g’wan, youse ol’ mush-head, who’s a-hittin’ youse?
at mush-head, n.
[US] Greenville Times (MS) 26 May 6/3: D’you know [horses]’ll eat pork? [...] though they’re an all-fired sight wuss afterwards.
at all-fired, adj.
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