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[US] Montana Post (Virgina City, MT) 18 Nov. 4/1: One of the party [...] observed that ‘It was cold enough to freeze the tail of a brass monkey’.
at cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, phr.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 2 June 2/2: The writer [...] closes [...] with what hje intends as humorous: ‘Hick jacket Virginia.’ Bog Latin, we presume.
at bog Latin, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Georgia [are called] Buzzards.
at buzzard, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] New Jersey [are called] Clam-Catchers.
at clam-catcher (n.) under clam, n.1
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: He swore he was going to kill me but I got the drap [sic] on him.
at get the drop(s) (on) (v.) under drop, n.1
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Florida [are called] Fly-up-the-Creeks.
at fly-up-the-creek (n.) under fly, n.3
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Maine [are called] Foxes.
at fox, n.3
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Rhode Island [are called] Gun Flints.
at gun-flint (n.) under gun, n.1
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Iowa [are called] Hawkeyes.
at hawkeye, n.1
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Delaware [are called] Muskrats.
at musk-rat, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Mississippi [are called] Tadpoles.
at tadpole, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] North Carolina [are called] Tar-Boilers.
at tarheel, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] South Carolina [are called] Weasels.
at weasel, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 28 Apr. 4/1: The inhabitants of [...] Michigan [are called] Wolverines.
at Wolverine, n.
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MO) 30 Oct. 8/3: We go our whole pile on Jimmy and can recommend him without reservation.
at go the (whole) pile (v.) under pile, n.1
[US] Montana Post (Virginia City, MT) 2 Apr. 1/1: General Pat E. Connor is the prominent candidate for Governor of Utah. We adopt the Major’s policy in an Indian muss — ‘Stand Pat and holler “how” ’.
at stand pat (v.) under stand, v.2
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