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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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to draw cuts
A common way of deciding by lot, is to place several slips of paper or straws, of different length, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to let on
To mention; to disclose; to betray a knowledge or consciousness of anything. 'He never let on,' i. e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to let out
To begin a story or narrative. A Western expression. Tom squared himself for a yarn, wet his lips w...
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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to let sliver
To let slip, let fly, i. e. to fire. Old Yelp smelled the bar; and as soon as I clapped peeper on h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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let up
A let up is a release; a relief. An expression borrowed from pugilists. There was no let up in the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to let drive
to let fly; to let slip. To discharge; let loose a blow with the fist, a stone, a bullet from a gun,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.