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[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 Mar. 6/2: O yes, I am a Chinaman [...] Do I believe in the Bible oath? Yes.
at bible, n.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 Mar. 2/1: I recomember how you cut up Jack when I merried [sic].
at cut up jack, v.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 Mar. 2/1: Yes yaller dorg [...] what do you want?
at yellow dog, n.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 26 Aug. 7/2: Why, then [...] it’s everywheres towd that Mike Strangfield’s wenchhath run away.
at everywheres, n.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 Mar. 2/1: Ef the good Lord don’t send us somethin’ ter eat, me en my young uns is goners.
at goner, n.1
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 3 Apr. 6/3: he kept a b‘oozarium’ and [...] he was always getting over one spree or starting on another.
at boozarium, n.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 7 May 7/2: ‘Rhetoric 101’ is the polite name for the course; the students called it ‘Bonehead English’.
at bonehead English (n.) under bonehead, n.1
[US] (con. 1776) Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 July 85/3: Carrion Hunter — An undertaker.
at carrion-hunter (n.) under carrion, n.
[US] (con. 1776) Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 July 85/3: Skull Thatcher — A wigmaker.
at skull-thatcher (n.) under skull, n.1
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 4 Sept. 13/1: [headline] Nerves of Steele. Coach won’t show his cards early this year.
at show one’s cards (v.) under show, v.
[US] Times & Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) 19 Mar. A4/4: Several guardian angel coins lie among pennies, dimes and a case quarter or two .
at case quarter, n.
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