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[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/2: Col. Gristle didn’t relish it much to hear his sider called a asshead.
at asshead, n.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/1: ‘How air you, Jed?’ says he. ‘Oh, right as a book,’ says I.
at right as a book (adj.) under book, n.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/1: ‘Hold on,’ says I, and Hetty let in her breadhooks like the gripe of death to a dead nigger.
at bread hooks (n.) under bread, n.1
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/3: ‘Crickey! how the dishes rattled!
at crikey!, excl.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/3: ‘Darnation to golly gracious!’ says he.
at darnation!, excl.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/4: ‘Jed, somebody’s pinned the dishcloth on your back!’ ‘Flamentation!’.
at flamentation!, excl.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/2: ‘Consarn the rip,’ says I.
at rip, n.1
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/1: It was a real screamer [...] both on account of what happened there, and what befel afterwards.
at screamer, n.
[US] Portage Sentinel (Ravenna, OH) 7 Jan. 1/1: A pair of new boots all gone to eternal smash.
at go (to) smash (v.) under smash, n.1
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