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chalk
Not by a long chalk. When a person attempts to effect a particular object, in which he fails, we say...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to chalk out
To mark or trace out as with chalk.--Johnson. To chalk out a plan or proceeding, is to devise or lay...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to walk the chalk
To walk straight. "The Tallapoosa volunteers," said Capt. Suggs; "so let every body look out and wa...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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.