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Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 30 Nov. 3/1: But men whose means are narrowed down / [...] / For want of wealth to pony up, / The loss of this must stand.at pony (up), v.
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 30 Nov. 3/1: But men whose means are narrowed down / [...] / For want of wealth to pony up, / The loss of this must stand. Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 19 Apr. 3/3: Pa sent me up into the Polack’s settlement to see if I could borrow a milk goat.at Polack, n.
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 15 Feb. 1/4: When I returned from the mission I was as pleased as a dog with two tails.at pleased as a dog with two cocks, phr.
Daily Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 28 Jan. n.p.: Icy walk / Sudden slip / Down you go / Ker blip / Up aghain / You say —! / Down again / Ker blam.at kerblip! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
Daily Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 12 Oct. 2/2: Down he comes wid a kerchunk dat am heard all ober de state.at kerchunk! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 25 Feb. 1/5: Mrs Ollie Ellis, better known as the ‘Chicago Daisy’ [...] has returned accompanied by a man [...] The scheme which the woman expected to work [...] is known as the ‘badger game’.at badger game (n.) under badger, n.1
Daily Eve. Bull. (Maysville, KY) 28 Dec. 2/1: The Jaybird who perches in that office poses as a newspaper expert.at jaybird, n.1
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 14 July 2/3: Rastus—Mastah Smif, I wants ter ax yo’ er question. Mr Smith—All right, Rastus.at Rastus, n.
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 25 Jan. 1/2: Longshoremen’s Strike [...] A boarding house has been fitted up at the mill to accomodate the ‘black sheep’.at black sheep, n.
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 25 Oct. 1/3: ‘Blinky’ Morgan, the recognized murderer, highway robber, thief and general desperado.at blink, n.1
Dly Eve. Bulletin (Maysville, KY) 19 Jan. 3/3: The most stupendous, the grandest! The calico hop, Oddfellows’ Hall, Friday night.at calico ball (n.) under calico, adj.
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