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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bitter-bark
n. an Australian tree, Petalostigma quadrilo culare, F. v. M., N.O. Euphorbiacea. Called also Crab-...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lace-bark
Lacey-bark, or Lacewood ,n. names for Ribbonwood (q.v.). The inner bark of thetree is like fine la...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ring-bark
v. tr. Same meaning as Ring(1). 1888. D. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p. 204: «The selector in a timb...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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stringy-bark
I. n. 1) any one of various Gums, with a tough fibrous bark used for tying,for cordage, for roofs ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-bark
n. the bark of the wattle;much used in tanning, and forms a staple export. 1875. `Spectator' (Melbo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cramp-bark
(Viburnum oxycoccus.) The popular name of a medicinal plant; its properties anti-spasmodic. It bears...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to ape one's betters
To imitate one's superiors. The negroes are good singers; they are an imitative race, and it is not...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cut one's stick
To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to feather one's nest
To collect riches together; alluding to birds which collect feathers, among other materials, for mak...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to find one's self
To provide for one's self. When a laborer engages to provide himself with victuals, he is said to fi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to fix one's flint
is a phrase taken from backwoods life, and means the same as to settle; to do for; to dish. "Take i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to raise one's bristles
To excite one's anger. I cane to Congress in 1827, as honestly the friend of Gen. Jackson as any ma...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to run one's face
To make use of one's credit. 'To run one's face for a thing,' is to get it on tick. Any one who can...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to settle one's hash
To properly punish one. We also say, 'to settle his business;' 'to fix his flint.' Brave Prudhoe tr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to shoot one's grandmother
is a common though vulgar phrase in New England, and means to be mistaken, or to be disappointed; to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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above one's bend
Out of one's power; beyond reach. A common expression in the Western States. I shall not attempt to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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paper-bark tree
or Paper-barked Tea-tree ,n. Called also Milk-wood (q.v.). Name given tothe species Melaleuca leuc...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to bark off squirrels
A common way of killing squirrels among those who are expert with the rifle, in the Western States, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to be on one's taps
is to be always ready on one's feet, literally on one's shoes; a metaphor borrowed from the shoemake...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to hang up one's fiddle
To desist; to give up. When a man loses his temper and ain't cool, he might as well hang up his fid...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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to bark up the wrong tree
A common expression at the West, denoting that a person has mistaken his object, or is pursuing the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to have one's fat in the fire
is to have one's plans frustrated. A vulgar expression borrowed from the vocabulary of the kitchen. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by the skin of one's teeth
When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, it is a common remark to say, that he has save...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.