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[US] Clarke Courier (Berryville, VA) 31 Dec. n.p.: Banley brought the paper to me and pointed out the item with a trembling forefinger. ‘Wouldn’t that crimp you?’ he exclaimed cscornfully.
at wouldn’t that crimp you? under crimp, v.1
[US] Clarke Courier (Berryville, VA) 18 Nov. 3/6: ‘Beach comber, lad? Why tht’s a fellow who hangs around a saloon ashore and never wants to work’.
at beachcomber, n.
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