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Slumgullion 



A kind of soupy stew or stewy soup, containing 

 meat, vegetables, and the juices of same. Just what 

 the ingredients consist of is beyond the knowledge of 

 the writer. I think it must be a secret. 



Stand 



A stand of timber means the trees standing on a given 

 area, collectively. 



Sweater 



An interested onlooker at a poker game, who usually 

 gets himself included in the orders for drinks, thereby 

 maintaining the requisite degree of enthusiasm. 



Tarp 



A sheet of heavy canvas some eight feet wide and four- 

 teen or sixteen feet long, used as a cover and outside 

 spread for the blankets which make up the camp bed. 



Tin-Horn 



A gambler whose appearance or protestations of reck- 

 lessness are out of all proportion to his ability to 

 redeem them by actions. In the world of betting the 

 phrase holds somewhat the same significance as does 

 the "five dollar millionaire" of the Great White Way. 

 A cheap sport. A four-flusher. 



Township 



In surveys of the public lands of the United States, a 

 division of territory six miles square, containing thirty- 

 six sections. 



Varmint 



A wild or vicious animal which should be avoided or 

 slain. Opposed to ''critter/' which signifies a harm- 

 less or domesticated animal as the cow or the house cat. 

 A burro may fall in either category according to cir- 

 cumstances. 



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