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National Advocate (N.Y.) 3 Aug. 2/2: Blue coat fashionably cut; red ribbon and a bunch of pinchback [sic] seals; wide pantaloons; shining boots, gloves, and a tippy rattan.at tippy, adj.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 3 Aug. 2/2: Blue coat fashionably cut; red ribbon and a bunch of pinchback [sic] seals; wide pantaloons; shining boots, gloves, and a tippy rattan. National Advocate (N.Y.) 14 June 2/4: William Peters, a stout, healthy, two handed looking black man.at two-handed, adj.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 12 Feb. 2/2: After consulting with Mr. Hamilton, De Grass found that he had been rather too precipitate, and that, in all probability, the bond and mortgage were all a hum.at hum, n.2
National Advocate (N.Y.) 28 Sept. 2/3: Supposing these roysterers to be Clerks, I made particular enquiries of the watchmen, [who] insisted that they were all ‘your real tip top merchants.’.at tip-top, adj.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 31 May 2/3: We learn that our worthy friend Coleman has touched the mopusses to a pretty tune on Eclipse.at touch the mopusses (v.) under mopus, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 13 Oct. 2/3: [She] palavered him with a story of the pleasures and harmony — the felicity of love, [while picking his pocket].at palaver, v.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 22 May 2/2: The next steam boats will bring us the bang ups from Virginia and Maryland. The Tom and Jerry’s are all in training – [...] cotton planters from the south, and cotton spinners from Paterson and old Duchess.at tom and jerry, n.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 28 May 2/3: No $20,000 bets – ruinous stakes – sectional excitements, or falling in love with horses – no great display of white hats from the south, or dandies from the east – all was easy, pleasant, and something in the bang-up style.at bang-up, adj.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 22 May 2/2: The next steam boats will bring us the bang ups from Virginia and Maryland. The Tom and Jerry’s are all in training – big whiskers – top boots – new curricles – green frocks – crop tail ponies – Clinton hats – shammey gloves and goggles – cotton planters from the south, and cotton spinners from Paterson and old Duchess.at bang-up, n.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 19 Apr. 2/3: The court regretted sincerely the necessity of locking him up, but Tom was such a bruiser; he was so much attached to sky-larking, and dealt out his blows with such force and severity.at bruiser, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 2/4: He floored a coachy, beat the marshalls, and would have given the magistrates a sample of the hammer school but he could not reach them.at coachy, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 17 Apr. 2/5: [Ash men] should always down with the dust before they get the ashes.at down with one’s dust (v.) under dust, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 22 May 2/2: The Tom and Jerry’s are all in training – big whiskers – top boots – new curricles – green frocks – crop tail ponies – Clinton hats – shammey gloves and goggles.at goggles, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 7 June 2/3: He certainly exhibited proof of having long studied in the hammer school, and we hope that some of the fancy will bail him for the honor of the corps. [Ibid.] 8 Apr. 2/4: He floored a coachy, beat the marshalls, and would have given the magistrates a sample of the hammer school but he could not reach them.at hammer, v.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 7 June 2/2–3: ‘Stop awhile,’ said the Captain of the Watch, ‘I have some small grievances which I desire to specify against this lark here. [...] It seems this lark has just arrived from New-Orleans.’.at lark, n.3
National Advocate (N.Y.) 14 Apr. 2/4: I’ll give 25 dollars to the niger [sic] to make it up; strike me doleful.at strike me doleful! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 28 May 2/4: There was also a foot race for five dollars half the course round, and three milling matches – it being in Kings county, Baron Nabem of our Police did not feel authorised to carry them to the Roundabout.at milling, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 14 Apr. 2/4: I’ll give 25 dollars to the niger to make it up; strike me doleful.at nigger, n.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 28 May 2/3–4: All was noted ‘quite the thing.’.at thing, the, n.
National Advocate (N.Y.) 1 Feb. 2/3: ‘I’m debelish glad to see you,’ said the sooty Roman, and so the Tom and Jerry gang made the bottles bleed until the hackmen cracked their whips for home.at tom and jerry gang (n.) under tom and jerry, n.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 1 Feb. 2/3: Green specs knocked his hat a little aslant on the top of his head and stood a la Fuller. ‘Oh! thank ye,’ said Tom, ‘I’m your man for a cubana.’ So at it they went.at at it under it, n.1
National Advocate (N.Y.) 1 Feb. 2/3: ‘I’m debelish glad to see you,’ said the sooty Roman, and so the Tom and Jerry gang made the bottles bleed until the hackmen cracked their whips for home.at sooty, adj.
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