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blow
I. n. stroke of the shears in sheep-shearing. 1890. `The Argus,' September 20, p. 13, col. 7: «T...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to blow
1) To taunt; to ridicule. 2) To turn informer on an accomplice. BLOW 3) A gale of wind. Ex. A hea...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to blow over
Said properly of a storm; and hence generally, to pass away without effect. This metaphor is very co...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to blow up
To scold, to abuse, either in speaking or writing. A vulgar expression borrowed from sailor's langua...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blow-up
A quarrel; a dispute. A common expression, used in familiar conversation. There was a regular blow-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blow-milk
skimmed milk, perhaps blue milk ; milk when closely skimmed being of a blueish colour. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose