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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    dope. Main article: Narcotic. Any form of illicit drugs [148] dope fiend Drug addict usually cocaine or opium [148] dope peddler Drug dealer [148] doublecross. Main article: Double cross. Cheat, stab in the back [147] dough Money [149] drag a sock Walk or dance [150] drift Go i.e. leave [20] drill Shoot [20] drop a nickel. Main article ...

  3. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    The sides of a ship. To describe a ship as "on her beam ends" may mean the vessel is literally on her side and possibly about to capsize; more often, the phrase means the vessel is listing 45 degrees or more. beam reach Sailing with the wind coming across the vessel's beam. This is normally the fastest point of sail for a fore-and-aft-rigged ...

  4. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).

  5. The Old Dope Peddler - Wikipedia

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    "The Old Dope Peddler" is a satirical song by Tom Lehrer. It was on Lehrer's first album Songs by Tom Lehrer from 1953, and a new live recording on Tom Lehrer Revisited in 1960. The song is a parody of a popular tune well known at the time titled " The Old Lamp-Lighter " by Charles Tobias and Nat Simon , a hit first for Kay Kyser in 1947, and ...

  6. Willie the Weeper - Wikipedia

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    He had the dope habit and he had it bad, Listen while I tell you about a dream he had, He went down to the dope shop one Saturday night, He knew the lights would all be burning bright, Well I guess he smoked a dozen pills or more, When he woke up he was on a foreign shore, The Queen of Sheba was the first he met, She called him lovey-dovey and ...

  7. Poleaxe - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the head bore an axe head or hammer head mounted on ash or other hard-wood shafts from 4–6 ft in length, with a spike, hammer, or fluke on the reverse. [4] In addition, there was a spike or spear head projecting from the end of the haft which was often square in cross section, sometimes referred to as the "dague dessous". [ 4 ]

  8. Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly - Wikipedia

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    According to one account, Kelly climbed his first pole at the age of seven, and at nine he performed a "human fly" trick, climbing up the side of a building. [1]He is credited with popularizing the pole-sitting fad after sitting atop a flagpole in 1924, either in response to a dare from a friend [7] or as a publicity stunt to draw customers to a Philadelphia department store. [8]

  9. Corpus Christi Carol - Wikipedia

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    He bore him up, he bore him down, He bore him into an orchard brown. Lully, lullay, lully, lullay! The falcon has borne my mate away. In that orchard there was a hall That was hanged with purple and pall; Lully, lullay, lully, lullay! The falcon has borne my mate away. And in that hall there was a bed: It was hanged with gold so red;