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buck n1 • occas considered taboo
bull n 1 • formerly often avoided as a taboo word esp in Sth, S Midl
hockey n2, v • esp freq among children; sometimes taboo
babai n • [Tagalog]
bagoong n • [Tagalog]
bata n • [Tagalog]
bayao n • [Tagalog and related Philippine languages]
boondock n • [Tagalog bundok mountain]
panguingue n • [Tagalog pangguinggui]
mangle n1 • [Span < Taino]
pitahaya n • [AmSpan < Taino pitahaya]
sarana n • [Russ sarana, of Tatar orig]
dommer n • [Telescoped form of dominicker]
farzino phr • [Pronc-spp for telescoped phrr (as) far as I know]
fortino adv phr • [Pronc-spp for telescoped phr for aught I know..]
bad adj B4 • chiefly Appalachians, esp wNC, eTN
barn martin n • esp KY, MO, TN
bois d’arc n • chiefly TX, LA, OK, AR, TN, KY (MAP)
boomer n1 1 • chiefly sAppalachians, esp eTN, wNC
brier hopper n • OH, TN, KY
dismals n pl 1 • esp TN
drat n • esp KY, TN
drop edge of yonder n • esp TN
dry-land fish n • chiefly KY, TN
exercise n B • chiefly KY, TN
fee grabber n • TN
floaterial adj • TN
grocery mix n • esp KY, TN
hallway n • esp TN
handkerchief n B • esp KY, TN
hate v • KY, TN, Ozarks
hog jaw n • chiefly TN, KY, AR
house n B1a • sAppalachians, esp KY, TN
hover n • chiefly sMD, nVA, KY, TN
hunk n1 2 • esp KY, TN
jakeleg adj, n2 • Gulf States, TN
johnny walkers n pl • S Midl, esp TN
landside plow n • esp NEng, TN, KY
laying-off plow n • esp KY, TN
liver mush n • NC, SC, GA, TN
Melungeon n • sAppalachians, esp eTN
mountain trots n pl • esp TN
neutral strip n • TN
oodlins n pl • S Midl, esp KY, TN (MAP)
peawood n • wNC, eTN
poor boy n 1 • orig New Orleans LA; now widespread exc NEast, Mid Atl; esp freq Gulf States, TN, TX (MAP)
poor soul n • TN
scratcher n 1 • esp Gulf States, TN
silver cloud n • esp eTN, wNC
slick n 3 • wNC, eTN
slick n 8 • wNC, eTN
splo n • Sth, S Midl, esp KY, TN
sweet Betsy n 1 • esp NC, TN
talpa n • esp KY, TN
tisswood n 2 • chiefly wNC, eTN
ugly adj B2 • scattered, but chiefly NEast, N Cent, TN (MAP)
wahoo n1 3 • NC, TN, KY, VA
whirlygust n • esp NC, TN
woodfish n • esp VA, TN
abra n • SW, esp TX
agarita n • SW esp TX
all the way through adv phr • chiefly Nth, N Midl, TX (MAP)
allthorn n 2 • TX
allthorn n 3 • TX
amargoso n • TX
anacahuita n • sTX
angels’ hair n • LA, TX
antelope horn(s) n • chiefly KS, OK, TX
anvil n • esp TX
asp n • TX
atamasco (lily) n 2 • TX
avalanche n 1 • TX
badger fight n • SW, esp TX
banquette n • sLA, occas eTX
bar ditch n 1 • chiefly OK, TX (MAP and Map Section)
battle n2 • sLA, TX
beef n 2 • esp in Plains States, TX
belduque n • TX
bitterweed n • scattered, but chiefly Sth, TX (MAP)
blackland n • chiefly TX, OK, AR, LA (MAP)
black wax n • chiefly AR, sOK and esp nTX
blister bug n • chiefly TX, Cent (MAP)
bloodweed n • chiefly Sth, esp TX
bluebell n h • TX
bluebonnet n 1 • chiefly TX
blue curls n 3 • TX
blue norther n • Texas (MAP)
blue whistler n 2 • chiefly OK, TX
bohunkus n 1 • chiefly Sth, esp TX
bois d’arc n • chiefly TX, LA, OK, AR, TN, KY (MAP)
boll weevil n • esp TX, OK
borrego n • esp sTX
box supper n • chiefly W Midl, TX (MAP)
brake n2 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX
brasada n • TX
brasero n • TX
broomweed n • chiefly KS, OK, TX
buffalo pea n 3 • TX
bullcorn n • TX
bull nettle n 1 • chiefly N Cent, Cent, TX, LA (MAP)
burr n1 3 • chiefly Cent, Missip-Ohio Valleys, TX (MAP)
butcher calf n • chiefly TX, OK, LA (MAP)
buzzard roost n 2 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, esp SC, TX (MAP)
cabrito n • TX
caliche n • SW, esp TX
camote n • esp TX
caporal n • SW, esp TX
carpet, on the adj phr • Sth, S Midl, esp NC, TX, AR (MAP)
Catahoula hog dog n • chiefly AR, LA, TX
cedar chopper n • TX
cedar racer n • TX
cenizo n 2 • esp TX
cerillo n • TX
cha-cha-cha intj • LA, TX
chaparral berry n 2 • SW, esp TX
checkered-bark juniper n • AZ, NM, TX
chicharra n • TX
chicken snake n 1 • chiefly Sth, Missip Valley, TX, OK (MAP)
chilchote n • TX
chilipitin n • chiefly SW, esp TX
choc n2 • chiefly OK, TX, KS
chubasco n • CA, TX
colima n • esp TX
coonass n • chiefly LA, seTX (MAP)
cornfield duck n • esp TX
correosa n • TX
creole pony n • LA, TX
cross timbers n • TX, OK
crow poison n 3 • TX
cup towel n • chiefly TX, Inland Sth (MAP)
currant n B2 • TX
devil’s bouquet n • TX
devil’s-head n • TX
devil’s horse n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
dirt tank n • TX
domino v • TX
do-right boy n • TX
dry salt adj phr • chiefly Lower Missip Valley, TX
ducking n • esp TX
Dutchman’s breeches n 3 • esp TX
d.w.i. n • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
ebony n 2 • TX
encinilla n • TX
esplanade n • [Fr; in Texas, prob infl by Span explanada lawn]
ever adj • widespread, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, esp TX (MAP)
evergreen onion n • esp TX
everlasting yeast n • chiefly Cent, TX (MAP)
fiesta n • chiefly SW, esp CA, TX
firewheel n • esp TX
flies and skinners n • chiefly Gulf States, esp TX (MAP)
fluttermill n 3 • TX
forty-two n • chiefly TX (MAP)
foxglove n 2b • TX
French harp n 1 • chiefly W Midl, TX, Cent (MAP)
from prep B3 • esp Lower Missip Valley, eTX
gallery n • chiefly Gulf States, AR, TX (MAP)
garage apartment n • scattered, but esp TX, AL, SC
gaspergou n 1 • LA, TX (MAP)
goatsbeard n 4 • TX
goatweed n 3 • esp TX
grandfather’s beard n 2 • TX
granjeno n • esp TX
grass burr n • chiefly TX (MAP)
graveyard working n • esp TX, AR
grindle n1 • chiefly Lower Missip Valley, eTX (MAP)
grulla adj • chiefly SW, esp TX
guayacan n • TX
gulf cloud n • TX
gush n B4 • scattered, but esp Sth, TX (MAP)
hand n B1 • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
hardhead n 2e • LA, TX
headlighting vbl n • chiefly TX, nMI (MAP)
hidy exclam • chiefly S Midl, TX (MAP)
high cotton n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX
hit a lick v phr 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
hog wallow n 2a • chiefly TX
hoodlum wagon n 2 • esp TX, OK, AR
hoopy n2 • esp TX (MAP)
horned frog n • chiefly West, esp TX
horse lot n 1 • chiefly SE, Lower Missip Valley, TX (MAP)
hot top n • eNEng, TX
hound dog n 2 • scattered, but esp Lower Missip Valley, TX, S Atl (MAP)
huajillo n 2 • chiefly TX
huisache n • chiefly TX
ice-cream supper n • scattered, but esp Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
icehouse n 2 • chiefly TX
Indian n B6 • esp Gulf States, TX (MAP)
Indian blanket n • chiefly TX
Indian pink n 3 • esp TX
istle n • chiefly TX
jabalina n • esp TX
jalapeño n • orig chiefly TX, but now widely recognized (MAP)
jimplecute n 2 • esp AR, MS, MO, TX
jimpsecute n • MS, SW, esp TX
joint vetch n • esp TX
jump the broom v phr • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
Juneteenth n • chiefly OK, TX
kinfolk n pl • widespread, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, Cent, TX (MAP)
kisses n 3 • TX
kiss-me-and-I’ll-tell-you n 1 • chiefly TX, Gulf States
ladino adj • esp TX
laguna n • chiefly TX, CA
lap v2 • esp sAppalachians, TX
larruping adj 1 • esp W Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
lazy daisy n 1 • esp TX
lechuguilla n • SW, esp TX
leopard dog n • esp LA, TX
lick n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
light bread n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, OK, TX (MAP)
lobo n 1 • chiefly TX
lot n 1a • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
manner n 3a • chiefly S Midl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
mantelboard n • esp TX, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)
marais n • chiefly LA, eTX
margil n • esp TX
mayapple n 5 • TX
mayberry n 1 • esp TX
meadow pink n 4 • TX
mealy-cup sage n • TX
melon loco n • chiefly TX
mesquite n • chiefly SW, esp TX
mesquite grass n 2c • esp TX
Methodist pallet n • esp AR, TX
Mexican adj, n • chiefly SW, esp TX Mescan, Meskin, Messakin
Mexican adj B3 • esp TX, Gulf States
Mexican apple n • esp TX
Mexican ash n • esp TX
Mexican dove n • SW, esp TX
Mexican hat n • esp TX
Mexican heliotrope n • TX
Mexican lion n • TX
Mexican poppy n • chiefly SW, esp TX
Mexican town n • chiefly TX, CO
middlebuster n 1 • chiefly Sth, TX (MAP)
milk pen n • esp Gulf States, TX
mimbre n • TX
Missouri primrose n • esp TX, OK
mogote n • chiefly TX
monkey blood n • esp TX
morral n • SW, esp NM, wTX
mosshorn n • West, esp TX
motte n • chiefly TX (MAP)
mountain cedar n • esp TX
mountain grape n 1 • esp TX
mountain laurel n 5 • chiefly TX, NM
mountain pink n 3 • West, esp TX
mouse snake n 1 • chiefly TX
mule-eared rabbit n • TX
mustang grape n • chiefly TX, OK
naked adj (pronc) • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
naked Indian n • TX
nettle rash n • chiefly SE, Lower Missip Valley, TX (MAP)
net wire n • scattered, but chiefly Lower Missip Valley, TX (MAP)
nigger n1 B11 • scattered, but chiefly Midl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
niggerhead n 3b • chiefly TX, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)
nigger-shooter n • chiefly Gulf States, TX
niggertoe n 5 • chiefly S Midl, TX
norther n • chiefly TX (MAP)
Old Hannah n • esp TX
one-eyed cat n 1 • chiefly S Midl, TX (MAP)
ought v C3a • chiefly Sth, TX
pachuco n • SW, esp sCA, TX
paint adj • widespread, but chiefly SW, esp TX (MAP)
palo blanco n 1 • esp TX
parasol n B1 • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, Cent, TX (MAP)
peach pickle n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
peel v1 1 • scattered, but esp LA, TX
pee-pee exclam • esp PA, Mid Atl; also LA, TX
peg v C4 • esp TX
pepper belly n • chiefly TX (MAP)
perch n1 B3 • esp TX, LA, AR, OK
piece n 7 • widespread, but more freq Sth, Midl, TX (MAP)
pieu n • LA, eTX
pigeonberry n 10 • TX
pilon n • chiefly TX (MAP)
piloncillo n • chiefly TX
pinchers n pl • widely scattered, but esp freq Nth, Midl, TX (MAP)
pin oak n 2a • esp TX, OK
piojo n • esp TX
pitahaya n 2 • esp TX
play like v phr • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
play-party n • chiefly W Midl, TX (MAP)
play-pretty n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
poor boy n 1 • orig New Orleans LA; now widespread exc NEast, Mid Atl; esp freq Gulf States, TN, TX (MAP)
pope’s nose n 1 • scattered, but esp Nth, N Midl, CA, TX (MAP)
post oak n 1a • chiefly Sth, S Midl, OK, TX (MAP)
pounding n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
prairie racer n • TX
praline n B • formerly esp LA, TX, but now widely recognized (MAP)
priss v 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
pully bone n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK, IL, IN (MAP)
racket store n • formerly more widespread; now esp TX (MAP)
rain lily n • chiefly Gulf States, esp TX
*raise v C1b • widespread exc Sth, TX (MAP)
raised in a barn adj phr • widespread, but somewhat more freq Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
ram’s horn n 2 • esp TX
ranch road n • esp TX
red bone n 1 • now chiefly LA, TX (MAP)
redhorse n 1 • chiefly N Cent, Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
red sage n 2 • chiefly TX
redtop cane n • TX
red wasp n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
rent house n • scattered, but esp TX, AR (MAP)
resaca n • TX
retama n • TX
rigor n • esp Gulf States, TX (MAP)
ring-necked lizard n • TX
ring-tailed cat n • esp CA, TX
Rio Grande perch n • TX
rising n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
rock cedar n • TX
rock rattlesnake n b • esp TX
rockrose n 6 • esp TX
rock squirrel n • West, esp TX
rodeo n B • orig chiefly West, esp TX; now more widely recognized (MAP)
roost n 1 • chiefly Gulf States, SC, TX, W Midl, esp IN (MAP)
rubboard n 2 • esp Gulf States, TX, AR
ruin v A2b(pronc) • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
rusty lizard n • AL, AR, GA, LA, TX
sabino n1 1 • esp TX
sacahuista n 2 • chiefly TX
safe n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
salad n B1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
sand bass n 3 • esp OK, TX
sand fly n 1 • scattered, but esp Sth, TX, Upper Missip Valley (MAP)
sand jack n 1 • esp TX
sand plum n 2 • esp Plains States, OK, TX
sand trout n • TX
saw exclam • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
scat intj • Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP and Map Section)
scatter-barrel (shotgun) n • esp TX
scissortail n 1 • esp TX, Cent (MAP)
screech owl n 2d • esp TX
scrub n 2 • chiefly NEast, N Cent, TX, Gulf States (MAP)
scrub pad n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
sendero n • TX
set up v phr 3 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
shallot n B • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP and Map Section)
sharpshooter n 2 • esp LA, TX
shed room n • chiefly S Atl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
shell road n • chiefly C and S Atl, LA, seTX (MAP)
shinnery n • chiefly TX
shin oak n • esp TX
short pot v phr • esp TX, OK
shut adj b • scattered, but more freq Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
side line n • esp TX, KS
silk-stocking n attrib • scattered, but esp Gulf States, TX, Cent, Upper Missip Valley (MAP)
sirree bob n • scattered, but esp Sth, wTX, N Midl, NYC (MAP)
skillet n 1 • widespread, but somewhat more freq Midl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
skin v B3 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
slang-jang n • chiefly TX
slide n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, esp Gulf States, Lower Missip Valley, TX (MAP)
snake cotton n • chiefly TX
snuff stick n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, SW, TX (MAP)
socks, throw up one’s v phr • scattered, but esp Cent, TX (MAP)
soda water n • scattered, but esp TX, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)
son-of-a-bitch stew n • West, esp TX (MAP)
sooey exclam • chiefly Sth, S Midl, Cent, TX (MAP)
sook exclam • chiefly Midl, Sth, TX (MAP)
*sop n 1 • chiefly W Midl, SE, West exc TX (MAP)
sorry adj B1 • scattered, but esp SE, Lower Missip Valley, TX, OK (MAP)
sotol n • TX, NM, AZ
souse n1 C1b • chiefly Midl, Sth, TX (MAP)
Spaniard n a • esp TX, NM
Spanish adj 1a • esp TX, NM
Spanish mulberry n • TX
speck n1 5 • esp TX
speck-back (tick) n • AL, AR, LA, TX
split beans from coffee, not to know v phr • chiefly S Midl, TX (MAP)
split bonnet n • chiefly S Midl, TX (MAP)
spoon bread n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
spreading adder n • chiefly Sth, TX, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)
square-dab adv • chiefly Sth, esp TX
squarehead n 1 • scattered, but esp NEast, TX (MAP)
squinch v2 2 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
squinch adj 1 • chiefly S Atl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
staff n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
stewer n • chiefly Lower Missip Valley, TX, OK (MAP)
stiff-starch n • Sth, TX
stinging lizard n • chiefly TX, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)
stinging scorpion n • chiefly OK, TX, LA (MAP)
*store n B1 • widespread, but less freq Sth, Lower Missip Valley, TX (MAP)
storm house n 2 • chiefly Inland Sth, Lower Missip Valley, TX, OK (MAP)
stout house n • TX
straw n 1 • chiefly S Atl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
stray v • TX
stretchberry n • esp TX
striped turtle n 1 • esp Lower Missip Valley, TX
study v1 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
study v1 2 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
stump n1 1 • scattered, but chiefly C and S Atl, Gulf States, TX (MAP)
stump-broke adj • scattered, but esp Sth, S Midl, TX
sugar ant n • scattered, but chiefly Sth, TX (MAP)
sull v • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
surly n • esp TX, OK (MAP)
swallow v Ca • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
swap work v phr • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
sweat v Ab • widespread, but more freq Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
swim v A1c • widespread, but esp Sth, S Midl, OK, TX (MAP)
tackle n (pronc) • Sth, S Midl, TX |tɪk%Ul|
tail v1 1 • West, esp TX
take v B1a • chiefly Sth, S Midl, MO, OK, TX (MAP)
tallowweed n • esp TX
tank n1 1 • chiefly SW, esp TX
tea tree n • chiefly TX
tecolote n • esp TX
terrapin n B1 • chiefly Sth, Midl, TX (MAP)
tetter n1 • formerly widespread, now chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
thisaway adv • scattered, but more freq Atlantic, Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
throw line n • scattered, but esp Lower Missip Valley, Missip-Ohio Valleys, TX (MAP)
tickle-tongue n • chiefly TX
tievine n 1 • scattered, but esp TX, LA, MS (MAP)
tight n • chiefly SE, TX, OK (MAP)
tin horn n • esp TX, OK
tip v • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
tit-tat-too n 2 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
toro n 1a • esp TX (MAP)
tourist tarpon n • TX
tow sack n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK
trades day n • chiefly TX
trailer truck n • chiefly east of Missip R, esp NEast; also TX, Cent (MAP and Map Section)
trap n • chiefly TX (MAP)
trembles n • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
trompillo n • esp TX
trotline n 1 • chiefly Gulf States, W Midl, Cent, TX, SC (MAP)
tuna n1 • West, esp TX, CA
turd-floater n • esp TX, OK
Turk’s-cap n 3 • scattered, but esp TX
*turn v B1 • widespread, but less freq Lower Missip Valley, nTX, OK, KY (MAP)
turning plow n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
turtle n B • formerly widespread, now chiefly Lower Missip Valley, TX, OK
tush n C1 • formerly widespread, now chiefly Sth, W Midl, Cent, TX; scattered NEast, Gt Lakes (MAP)
two-below n • esp TX
ugly n D2 • scattered, but esp freq TX
under adj • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
vaciero n • TX
vamos v 1 • chiefly West, esp TX
vaquero n • chiefly SW, esp TX
vara n • SW, esp NM, TX
wake v 1b • formerly widespread; now scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
wake v 2b • widespread, but esp Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
walk, strong enough to adj phr • chiefly Sth, Midl, TX (MAP)
washateria n 1 • scattered, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, West, esp TX, LA
water haul n • scattered, but chiefly Midl, Sth, TX (MAP)
wax plant n 3 • TX
weevil n • esp TX, OK
wet adj 1 • SW, esp TX
wetback n • orig chiefly TX, SW; now more widespread
wheat bird n 3 • esp TX
wheelhorse n 2 • chiefly S Midl, TX (MAP)
where it doesn’t snow n • esp Sth, TX (MAP)
whichaway(s) adv • scattered, but more freq Sth, Midl, TX, N Cent (MAP)
white chaparral n • TX
white squash n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
who laid the chunk phr • chiefly TX, Cent
whomper-jawed adj 2 • chiefly Midl, Sth, TX (MAP)
whonker-jawed adj • esp TX, S Midl
whoopy n B • scattered, but esp freq TX (MAP)
widow’s tears n 2 • TX
wiggletail n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK (MAP)
wild balsam n 3 • esp TX
wild cauliflower n • TX
wild cranberry n 2 • esp TX
wild honeysuckle n 2 • chiefly TX
wild lilac n 2 • TX
wild peach n 1 • wGulf States, esp eTX
windmill grass n • esp Plains States, TX
wine-cup n • esp TX
wolf over the river n 1 • chiefly TX, Lower Missip Valley
woods colt n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX (MAP)
woolly worm n • scattered, but chiefly W Midl, Missip-Ohio Valleys, TX (MAP)
worm n 3 • chiefly TX
worrit v 1 • formerly scattered, now esp Gulf States, TX
Yankee weed n • chiefly TX, LA
yellow n1 B • widespread, but chiefly Sth, S Midl, OK, TX (MAP)
yo-yo n • chiefly TX, OK
you betcha adv phr • chiefly Nth, N Midl, CA, TX; now esp Upper MW, NW (MAP)
zydeco n • orig sLA, eTX, now widely known
nagoonberry n • [Tlingit neigóon]
trademark; trademarked; trade name; also manufacturer’s name
Allen plow n • [?Mfgr’s name]
arbuckle n2 • [Trade name of a popular coffee, c1900]
armstrong adj • used as if a trademark for machines and tools
battleship n • the trademark Battleship, for a board game, was registered in 1968 (MAP)
between jobs n • [Prob by analogy with trademark Between the Acts..]
Borden’s and Elsie’s n pl • [From names and trademarks of dairy companies]
Bull Durham exclam • [Trademark for a brand of tobacco]
bush hog n • [Trademark Bush-Hog a rotary cutter..] (MAP)
carbon oil n • [Orig a trademark]
case knife n 2 • [Perh infl by Case trademark of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.]
chorus girl n • [Var of chore girl, trademark]
clipper n 3 • [Perh abbr for trademark Yankee Clipper..]
coca-cola n • [Trademarks Coca-Cola 1893➝ and Coke 1945➝ a soft drink]
davenette n • [Trademark..] (MAP)
daveno n • [Trademark Daven-o..]
dickey n2 2 • [Perh a trade name..]
Dixie boy (plow) n • [Prob orig a trade name]
easy walker n • trademark Easy Walkers, for shoes, was registered in 1958
ethyl n • [Trademark Ethyl a motor fuel additive, 1924➝] (MAP and Map Section)
eversharp n • [Trademark Eversharp fountain pen, 1932➝] (MAP)
fifty-fifty n 2 • [..perh orig a trademark]
frigidaire n • [Trademark] (MAP)
gee whiz n • [Trademark]
helicopter n 2 • [..perh..a trade name]
highboy n • [Orig trademark, now more widely used]
honeydew n 1 • [Perh once a trademark]
hoodsie n • [Trademark]
India n B2 • [From trademark A Royal Game of India]
jimmies n pl2 • [Trademark]
jimmy n 4 • [Perh trademark]
lively lad n • [Trademark]
lombard n • [Trademark Lombard, orig for a steam tractor used in logging]
moxie n 2 • [Moxie trademark (1924) for a soft drink..] (MAP)
oreo n • [Oreo, trade name for a cookie with chocolate wafers on the outside and vanilla cream filling]
rastus n2 • [Trademark Rastus 1934 ➝] (MAP)
red-hot n 1 • [Trade name Red Hots]
ritchie n • [Perh a trade name]
Rook n2 • [Trademark, 1912 ➝] (MAP)
runza n • [Now a trademark; prob < Ger Ranzen..]
spaldeen n • [Pronc-sp for the trademark Spalding]
sprinkles n pl • [Trademark]
steam beer n • [perh..a trade name..to associate a cheap..beer with the..steam brewery]
tarvia n • [Orig a trademark..for a..road-coating material..]
unionalls n 1 • [Orig trademarked by F.D. Lee 1916, renewed 1978, now dead]
maringouin n • [Fr < Tupi–Guarani marigoui mosquito]
barbudi n • [CanFr barbote from Turkish barbut]
bosh n • [From Turkish bosh empty, worthless..] (MAP)
cuffy n • [Twi kofi the day-name for a male born on Friday..]
fe intj • [Twi fe)e) a challenge to fight; cf DJE fe]
juba n • [..cf DJE Juba, day-name in Twi for women born on Monday]