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mux: to mix, to confuse. B. 



muxy: awry, mixed. 



neighbor: to be neighborly, as, ' He doesn't neighbor with any- 

 body. ' 



Nick-nailer : complete, approved, same as ' Dick-nailer ' in first 

 list. 



out: on the debit side, as 'I am out a quarter,' i. e., I have lost^ 

 or it has cost me a quarter. 



pants, in 'My name is pants': 1 have failed. 



paralyze: to astonish, confound, out-do. 



pick (onto or at): to tease, to talk overbearingly, as 'Pick onto 

 one of your size;' 'He's always picking at me to sell out.' 



plunk: dollar, as 'I drop ten plunks,' i. e., lose ten dollars. 



pointer: a hint or clue. 



poke: a small bag. 



power: a great deal. (Missouri and Kansas.) 



pull off: to remove one's wraps. 



queer: to surprise, to make to go wrong ; also reflexive, to put in 

 a bad light, as 'He has queered himself,' i. e., gotten into bad odor. 



ragged out: well dressed. 



rally-kaboo: irregular, not according to the standard. 



rattled: confused. 



rats: expression of disgust or incredulity. 



razee: to ajinoy raspingly. 



razzle-dazzle-: to delude, to confuse, to dupe. 



red ding- comb: a coarse comb. (Ohio.) 



rig: a horse and carriage, as, a livery rig. 



right smart: a great deal, also right smart chance, as, ' I have 

 raised a power of corn, and have got right smart left. 



right mind : senses, as. 'Are you in your right mind?' 



roll (them) over: to drive fast (of locomotives), as 'The engineer 

 is rolling them over in great shape,' i. e., making good time. 



rope: room, as 'Give him more rope.' 'Give that calf more rope,' 

 (said to a noisy fellow). 



ructio;n: a quarrel. 



salt: to lay away as profit, to salt down. 



Savey, n. and V. : to understand, understanding (like French savoir 

 faire), as 'He didn't seem to have any savey.' From Spanish sabe. 

 Used chiefly at close of sentence or explanation, like 'See?' or 'Do 

 you see ?' 



scald: preparation, as 'I didn't get a good scald on that speech.' 



shack: to run after an errant ball. Also, the one who does this. 

 Also, to shift for themselves. Used of cattle. 



