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[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 22 Dec. 2/3: Two pugilists are battling, / Others cutting didoes — / What a botheration!
at cut up a dido, v.
[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 22 Dec. 2/3: Two pugilists are battling, / Others cutting didoes — / What a botheration!
at botheration, n.
[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 30 Nov. 2/3: I will catch lots of these chaps with their breeches down when they go to hauling their wheat to market.
at catch someone with their pants down (v.) under catch, v.1
[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 17 Sept. 2/1: ‘What’s that, you sardine!’.
at sardine, n.
[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 26 Mar. 2/2: You can afford to stand the ‘blue ruin’ for the whole crowd.
at blue ruin (n.) under blue, adj.1
[US] Petroleum Centre Dly Record (PA) 13 Feb. 2/1: .
at kerplump! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
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