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

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    gander 1. Dressing up; Getting ready and duding up [149] 2. Look, close scrutiny, glance e.g. Take a gander at those gams [185] 3. Criminal lookout [185] gandy dancer. Main article: Gandy dancer. A member of a crew responsible for attaching rails to ties, often called a section hand or track laborer [186] gashouse rough [19] gas station

  3. British slang - Wikipedia

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    gander Usually preceded by 'have a' or 'take a'. To look. [139] gash 1. Surplus to requirements, unnecessary. [140] 2. Derogatory term used for female genitalia. [141]

  4. Gandy dancer - Wikipedia

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    "Typical Stone Ballasted Track", photo published in 1921. Though rail tracks were held in place by wooden ties (sleepers outside the U.S. and Canada) and the mass of the crushed rock beneath them, each pass of a train around a curve, through centripetal force and vibration, produces a tiny shift in the tracks, requiring that work crews periodically realign the track.

  5. Gander - Wikipedia

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    Gander may refer to: Gander (goose), an adult male goose; Places. Canada. Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Canada Gander (electoral district), a ...

  6. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves; Talk is cheap; Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear; Talk of Angels, and hear the flutter of their wings; Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are [26] Tell the truth and shame the Devil (Shakespeare, Henry IV) The age of miracles is past

  7. What is rucking? Understanding the fitness trend taking the ...

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    It's not unusual for fitness equipment, trends, and workouts to mimic everyday movements or activities. The stair climber machine at many gyms, for instance, is not much different than the flight ...

  8. Scientific wild-ass guess - Wikipedia

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    An earlier use of term is mentioned by linguist J. Robert Dumouchel who wrote the 1975 book, Dictionary of Development Terminology. Dumouchel says he first encountered SWAG "in the vernacular of community development" in the US in the 1960s. [2]

  9. Kelsey Grammer Clarifies Scope of Falling Out with Ted ... - AOL

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    Sounds like Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson have much to Cheers about. In October, Danson hosted Grammer on his Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast with Woody Harrelson and apologized to the ...