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Floodweiser

Floodweiser  n.— «Floodweiser: Drinking water in white cans donated by Anheuser-Busch.» —“Watch the River Flow” by Lucy Howard, Sarah Van Boven in Grand Forks, N.D. Newsweek June 23, 1997. (source: Double...

floodweiser

floodweiser  n.— «An empty can of “floodweiser,” the water canned by Anheuser Busch and provided by disaster relief groups.» —“Artist putting together remnants of flood for museum” in Grand Forks, N.D...

potter

potter  n.— «According to people who claim to have seen the oldman performed, he used to chafe his body with white chalk/clay (known in the Liberian parlance as “potter”) and dive into the Tah-river.» —“In Toe Town, Grand...

jackass

jackass  v.— «Jackass, jackassing—to move by manpower a tool ordinarily machine-powered. Manpower in general.» —“Machinists” by R. Pecheur, machinist, 147 Grand St.; Fearing Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39...

lemonade job

lemonade job
 v.— «Lemonade job—easy job.» —“Machinists” by R. Pecheur, machinist, 147 Grand St.; Fearing Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

hard knocker

hard knocker  n.— «A hard knocker in racetrack parlance is a horse who races consistently with determination, regardless of circumstances.» —“Lone Star Park Notes” by Gary West in Grand Prairie Star...

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