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[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 15 jan. 6/1: It was at the dfinner table that her eyes bunged out with surprise.
at bung out (v.) under bung, v.1
[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: ‘Roping’ means to work into the confidence of man under suspicion [...] and become so friendly that he will ‘leak’ what you are after.
at leak, v.
[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: Some of the biggest criminals [...] nod and smile when they meet some man who helped send them over the road.
at over the road under road, n.
[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: The ordinary detective does more ‘roping’ and ‘shadowing’ than anything else.
at rope, v.
[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 5 Apr. 2/5: A‘re you a Buffalo?’ [...] ‘You bet your neck I am’.
at bet one’s neck (v.) under bet, v.
[US] Worthington Advance (MN) 6 Sept. 1/5: Peter gave chase and [...] his quarry [...] executed many, original, bold and fearless manouvres to elude the wrathy buckwheater.
at buckwheat, n.
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