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• big-wigs

  A cant term for the higher officers. ...

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• Big

  ·noun ·Alt. of <<Bigg>>. II. Big ·vt ·Alt. of <<Bigg>>. III. Big ·superl Having largeness of size;...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• big

  barley, to big, to build. Cumb. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Big-bellied

  ·adj Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon; advanced in pregnancy. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Big-wigged

  ·adj characterized by pomposity of manner. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• big-head

  n. a fish. The name is used locallyfor various fishes; in Australia it is Eleotrisnudiceps, Castln....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• big-bugs

  People of consequence. Then we'll go to the Lord's house--I don't mean to the meetin' house, but wh...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• big figure

  To do things on the big figure, means to do them on a large scale. This vulgar phrase is used at the...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• big knives

  A term applied to Europeans and their descendants, by the North American Indians. It signifies weare...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• great big

  Very large. Often used by children. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Big Bend State

  ·add. ·- Tennessee; — a nickname. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to go the big figure

  To do things on a large scale. Why, our senators go the big figure on fried oysters and whisky punc...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• too big for his breeches

  is said of a man who is above his business; arrogant; haughty. Gentlemen, I was one of the first to...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.