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chuck-a-luck: loaded (of dice). 



COddy: odd, out of fashion. 



chug: to strike a blow, as in. Chug him one. 



could: to be able, as in, He used to could. 



cod: a bit of deceit, as in. He gave the teacher a cod. 



Ohenuk: a Canadian. (Note the pronunciation.) 



dast: to dare, as in, He don't dast to do it. 



dew-claws: hands and knees (?\ as in, Get down on your d.,= 

 apply yourself intensely. 



Dick's hatband, in the phrase, As contrary as Dick's hatband. 

 What is the origin of this? 



dick-nailer: anything quite satisfactory, as in. He (it) is a dick- 

 nailer. 



drop: advantage, as in, to get the drop on a person (allusion to 

 dexterity in drawing a revolver). Comp. also: bulge, inside-track, 

 whip handle, dead-wood, all used in the same way and with same 

 sense. 



diven, past participle of dive. 



drug, pret. of drag. 



east: yeast. 



emptings: bread dough set to ferment. Note the expression "It 

 will come out all right in the emptings," i. e. after it has had a chance 

 to stand. 



fat up: to increase a stake at cards. 



find: to supply with board, as in, Pay five dollars a week and find 

 him; I get five dollars and found. 



fresh: impudent, (due to greenness). 



fog: to filch. 



fluke: to steal. (Indiana). 



flat: plug tobacco. (Arkansas). 



gallery: church, as in. He's in the gallery. 



gag: an improbable story intended to deceive, as in, He tried to 

 give me a gag. 



go with: to become of, as in. What has gone with my hat? Ohio; 

 also in Pall Mall Gazette. 



grub-stake: to give board. 



girling: a 'girl-boy,' in contempt. 



gaumy; not neat. (Arkansas.) 



gob, or gaub; a shapeless mass, as, a gob of mud, then sportively, 

 gaubs of wisdom. 



gray; an awkward fellow. 



get to: to get an opportunity to, as in, He didn't get to do it. 



go to; to intend to, as in, I didn't go (for) to do it. 



