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[US] Norfolk Virginian (VA) 24 Oct. 1/2: A trio of negroes [were] charged with gambling in a ‘dead fall’ on the corner of union Street and hardy’s lane.
at dead fall (n.) under dead, adj.
[US] Norfolk Virginian (VA) 7 Nov. 2/6: Suffolk got the pigskin and kicked it back fifteen yards.
at pigskin, n.
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