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kiloppety


v. To travel by horse-drawn vehicle or on horseback. {Imitative of the sound of shod hooves on a roadway.}
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kaishbook


mod. Pregnant. {Pomo Indian.}
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Harp


v. To talk; esp. to talk Boontling.
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heefus


n. and mod. A person who does not act responsibly; characterized by incompetence. {Phonemically reshaped half-ass, related as a modifier to half-assed.}
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golden eagles


n. Women’s garments, esp. panties {Golden Eagle was a popular brand of flour; the sacks were often used for making clothing, esp. underclothing. Other brand-name sacks were used, too.}
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gorm


v. To eat.
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hair buryin’


n. A shivaree. {An allusion to the pubic area and the sexual aspects of the wedding night.}
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ganno


n. An apple of any variety; specially a small red apple of inferior overall quality, but suitable for drying. {Said to be Spanish, but this has not been verified. Professional pomologists say strain n [..]
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fratty shams


n. Grapevines. {Combination of fratty (wine) and shams (brush).}
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fence-jumpin’


n. Adultery; acts of marital infidelity. {Allusion to one’s leaving his own pasture to graze somewhere else.}
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