Download or read book The Lexicography of Americanisms to 1880 written by Michael Gardner Crowell and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Americanisms Old New written by John Stephen Farmer and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1976 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...by a mustache, but only occasionally. It was odd to come upon this thick crop of an obsolete and uncomely fashion; it was like running suddenly across a forgotten acquaintance whom you had supposed dead for a generation.--Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, p. 213. Goater.--A thief's term for dress. Go-down.--Of squatter origin. A go-down is a cutting in the hilly bank of a stream for enabling animals to cross it or to get to the water. Goldam.--By Goldam --A Yankee form of swearing, as also are Goloarned and Goldasted. 'Bill, are you hurt?' 'Yes, by gum; I've broke my Goldarned neck.'--American Humorist, 18S8. ' Finally Deacon Spalding broke out with: 'That Goldasted St. Louis mugwump has made suckers of us again with his cracks about coming into the league. I move we adjourn.--Cincinnati Enquirer, 1888. Golden Circle.--Knights Of The Golden Circle.--An organization formed among Copperheads (q.v.) at the North during the Civil War, to aid in the rescue of Confederate prisoners held by the United States. Also one of the alleged names of the Ku-KluxKlan. Golden City.--San Francisco, otherwise 'Frisco. Gold having been found in California in large quantities, the sobriquet is not, as sometimes is the case, altogether inappropriate. Gobsticks (Cant).--Under this curious name silver forks and spoons are known. "Gob" in English slang signifies the mouth. A very similar derivative is gobstrings for a bridle. Go-cart.--A hand-cart. Godfathers (Cant).--A flash name for "gentlemen of the jury," because in giving their verdict they name the degree of crime, first, second, third, etc., with which the accused is charged.--See Murder In First Degree. Golden Eye (Bucephala americana).--A wild grey duck, which is more popularly known as the Whistler ...
Download or read book Dictionary of Americanisms written by John Russell Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Americanisms written by Bartlett John Russell and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States written by John Russell Bartlett and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Dictionary of Americanisms written by John Russell Bartlett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar the United States The first edition of this Dictionary was published in New York in 1848. It met with a quick sale, and soon passed out of print. Aware of its many imperfections, I began my preparations for a new edition before it had fully left the press. From that time to the day the last sheets of this edition left my hands for the printer, now ten years, I have been more or less occupied in its preparation. Nearly three years of this period I spent in the interior of the country, in the service of the United States as Commissioner on the Mexican Boundary; but even there, I failed not to note the peculiarities of the familiar language of the frontier, and carefully recorded the words and phrases I met with for future use. This experience enabled me to collect the singular words occurring in prairie and frontier life as well as those com mon to Texas, New Mexico, and California. Most of these have come from the Spanish, and are now fairly engrafted on our language. The other alterations and improvements made in this edition, consist in the addition of a very large number of words and phrases peculiar to the United States; so that it now contains probably twice as many as the first edition. The examples or illustrations from authors, showing the use of words, have also been greatly multiplied. This seemed desirable, as exam ples convey a far more correct idea of their meaning and use than a simple definition. The. Histories of words and their definitions have also been corrected and improved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Americanisms Old New written by John Stephen Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A New Dictionary of Americanisms Being a Glossary of Words Supposed to Be Peculiar to the United States and the Dominion of Canada written by Brander Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America In So Many Words written by Allan Metcalf and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1999-09-13 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unique historical view of American English. It chronicles year by year the contributions Americans have made to the vocabulary of English and the words Americans have embraced through the evolution of the nation. For important years from the settlement of Jamestown until 1750, and for every year from 1750 through 1998, a prominent word is analyzed and discussed in its historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of American linguistic culture through past centuries. The authors -- both lifelong students of American English -- bring great depth of understanding to these key words that have made America, and American English, what they are today.
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