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bale
TO BAIL, OR BALE Literally, to lade out with a bail or bucket. A sailor's term, applied to lading w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bale, John
(1495-1563) Historian and controversialist, b. at Cove, Suffolk, and ed. as a Carmelite friar, but ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hump, to
v. to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jump, to
v. to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.