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[US] Sun. Herald (Wash., DC) 14 Sept. 5/2: ‘Tubby’ Dickinson came up with his bat.
at tubby, n.
[US] Sun. Herald (Wash., DC) 9 Aug. 13/1: But I’ll be blazed if he didn’t wink at me, that critter.
at blazed (adj.) under blazes, n.
[US] Sun. Herald (DC) 9 Aug. 13/1: Then in he jumped in the air ’bout fifteen feet, an’ come down stiff-legged, ker-bang!
at kerbang! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
[US] Sun. Herald (Wash., DC) 27 Dec. 16/1: Bicycles are a nuisance [...] I saw two coming lickety-split from the opposite direction.
at lickety-split, adv.
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