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[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 7 Aug. n.p.: A couple of disreputable characters struck our [...] city last week, having been shipped over the ‘side door sleeper route’.
at side-door Pullman (n.) under side, adj.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 8 Jan. 4/1: No, my boy [...] I used to cut up shines once, but I’m too old now.
at cut (up) a shine (v.) under cut up, v.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 20 Mar. 2/2: [advert] We may charge you a few cents more than you will pay for the rubbishy socks, but [etc].
at rubbish, adj.
[US] Daily Ardmoreite (OK) 19 Mar. 8/4: The house was a picture of Japland and the young ladies [...] were beautifully gowned in Japanese robes.
at Japland (n.) under Jap, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 27 Oct. 1/6: He took a rap at Busby [...] for making extortionate charges for coal.
at rap, n.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 7 Feb. 8/2: [headline] Suffragist Equality Black and Tan Club. New York Society Leader wipes out color line by eliciting Negro members.
at black and tan, adj.
[US] Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 31 Jan. 5/5: When ‘Uncle Tony’ read the letter he said: ’Well I’ll be hornswoggled’.
at hornswoggled, adj.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 2 Oct. 5/4: Smith proceeded to paint the town a bright vermillion [...] and to start a rough house at his home.
at paint the town red, v.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 2 Oct. 5/4: Smith proceeded to paint the town a bright vermillion [...] and to start a rough house at his home.
at roughhouse, n.
[US] Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 31 Jan. 5/4: In the wind-up between Tony Applegate [...] and Russell Burd [...] Burd surprised many in the fine exhibition he put up.
at wind-up, n.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 17 Jan. 4/2: Campbell Russel has failed dismally in his dirty laundry campaign.
at dirty laundry (n.) under dirty, adj.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 17 Jan. 4/3: The frankfurter puffs and mountain-like ‘rats’ worn by the young ladies.
at rat, n.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 20 Oct. 4/2: [headline] A Dumb Isaac.
at dumb isaac (n.) under dumb, adj.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 3 Sept. 8/2: The ex-Kommandantur of Cambrai must have been a living example of our impression of a ruthless, boxheaded German officer.
at boxheaded (adj.) under box, n.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 27 May 7/5: ‘Salt River’ [...] refers to an imaginary river up which defeated politricians and political parties are to be sent to oblivion. The phrase ‘to row up Salt River’ [etc].
at row up Salt River (v.) under Salt River, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 26 Dec. 8/2: ‘Casinghead’ is Name of Brand New Brand of Conversation Water [...] which seems to have a kick like a Missouri mule.
at conversation water (n.) under conversation, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 26 Dec. 8/2: Most of the parties frisked at police headquarters are found in possession of a little bottle of ‘Jake’.
at jake, n.3
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 26 Dec. 8/2: The well spring of all this jag producing joy water is what the police are trying to locate.
at joy water (n.) under joy, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 1 Jan. 17/2: We often use the words cent and penny interchangeably, meaning our small copper coin.
at penny, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 19 Nov. 5/1: We scoured the market and ‘scalped’ the jobbers. Took the woolens, paid cash, got ’em for a song.
at scalp, v.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 3 Sept. 9/1: This time, which is a sort of ‘betwixt and between’ season.
at betwix(t) and between, adj.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 31 Aug. 6: [advert] The First National Bank [...] The bank is at this time absolutely clear of all bad paper and is in sound financial condition.
at bad paper (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OK) 26 Sept. 2/1: ‘Beau catchers’ adorn many a Mexican girl’s cheeks or foreheads just as they do many of the American shop girls.
at beau-catcher (n.) under beau, n.1
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (OH) 4 Apr. 2/5: The fourth Early Bird special event [...] as usual plenty of real ripe bargains will on hand for the Earlty Bird Shoppers.
at early bird, n.1
[US] Daily Ardmoreite (OK) 25 June 3/1: The mercantile business lured the pioneer ‘counter-hopper’ back into the game.
at counter-hopper, n.
[US] Dly Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK) 7 Sept. 4/6: When fate hands you the icy mitt / And the same seems gone to pot / You’ve got to worry.
at hand someone the (icy/frozen) mitt(en) (v.) under mitt, n.
[US] Daily Ardmoreite (OK) 11 July 21/5: Sooners have less reason to be offended at being called ‘Okies’ than residents of other states have for their nicknames [DA].
at Sooner, n.
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