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GLOSSARY
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Stop one.—To receive a blow.
Stoush.—To punch with the fist, s., Violence.
Strength.—Truth; correct estimate.
Strike me!—The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse.
'Struth!—An emaciated oath.
Stunt.—A performance; a tale.
Swank.—Affectation; ostentation.
Swap.—Exchange.
Swiv'ly.—Afraid, or unable, to look straight.

Take down.—Deceive; get the best of.
Tart.—A young woman (contraction of sweetheart).
Tater.—Potato.
Throw in the alley.—To surrender.
Tip.—A warning; a prognostication; a hint.
Toff.—An exalted person.
Tony.— Stylish.
Tossed out on my neck.—Rejected.
Track with.—To woo; to "go walking with."
Treat.—Very much or very good.
Tucker.— Food.
Twig.—To observe; to espy.

Umptydoo.—Far-fetched; "crook."
Up to us.—Our duty.

Wade in.—Take your fill.
Wise, to put.—To explain; to instruct.
Wowser.—A narrow-minded, intolerant person.
Yap.— To talk volubly.