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catty-wumper

catty-wumper  adj.— «Leaning against his 50-year-old pickup truck last week, Mr. Vorpahl explained some Bonac terms. If his chicken coop lets the raccoons in, something is out of whack, or “catty-wumper.” The pound trap is so named, he...

Bonacker

Bonacker  n.— «For nearly four centuries they have lived in a section the Indians called Accabonac, now known as Springs or Bonac, north of the village that is the wealthy’s playground. They are known as Bonackers, an insular group who...

upstreeter

upstreeter  n.— «For nearly four centuries they have lived in a section the Indians called Accabonac, now known as Springs or Bonac, north of the village that is the wealthy’s playground. They are known as Bonackers, an insular group who...