Ways of teasing a beginner or inexperienced person—for example, by sending him for a ‘left-handed monkey wrench’: “Go get me ________.”
| NR | 374 |
| SKY-HOOK | 149 |
| SNIPE-HUNTING | 40 |
| LEFT-HANDED MONKEY WRENCH | 37 |
| CAN OF STRIPED PAINT | 21 |
| BUCKET OF STEAM | 20 |
| BOARD-STRETCHER | 18 |
| ROUND SQUARE | 16 |
| PAPER-STRETCHER | 15 |
| SNIPE HUNT | 14 |
| PIPE-STRETCHER | 11 |
| DOUBLE-HEADED HAMMER | 10 |
| PAIL OF STEAM | 10 |
| LEFT-HANDED HAMMER | 9 |
| LEFT-HANDED SCREWDRIVER | 9 |
| MEAT AUGER | 9 |
| STRAP OIL | 9 |
| WHITE LAMPBLACK | 9 |
| LUMBER-STRETCHER | 8 |
| POSTHOLE | 6 |
| WHEELBARROW SEED | 6 |
| PIGEON MILK | 5 |
| PLANK-STRETCHER | 5 |
| POUND OF WHITE LAMPBLACK | 5 |
| SEND HIM ON A SNIPE HUNT | 5 |
| FIFTY FEET OF SHORELINE | 4 |
| FOUR-FOOT YARDSTICK | 4 |
| HALF-ROUND SQUARE | 4 |
| SET OF SKY-HOOKS | 4 |
| SNIPE | 4 |
| TYPE LICE | 4 |
| CANT HOOK | 3 |
| ELBOW GREASE | 3 |
| GO SNIPE-HUNTING | 3 |
| LEFT-HANDED CUTTING OIL | 3 |
| RIGHT-HANDED HAMMER | 3 |
| RIGHT-HANDED SCREWDRIVER | 3 |
| RUBBER-HANDLED PITCHFORK | 3 |
| SKY-HOOKS | 3 |
| STOVE-PIPE WRENCH | 3 |
| STRIPED PAINT | 3 |
| WILD GOOSE CHASE | 3 |
| WOOD-STRETCHER | 3 |
| BAG OF AIR | 2 |
| BAG OF STEAM | 2 |
| BRICK-STRETCHER | 2 |
| CAN OF CHECKERED PAINT | 2 |
| CAN OF VACUUM | 2 |
| CUP OF STEAM | 2 |
| ELEVATOR TICKET | 2 |
| FOOL’S ERRAND | 2 |
| HAZING | 2 |
| KEY TO THE FLAGPOLE | 2 |
| LEFT-HAND HAMMER | 2 |
| LEFT-HAND SCREWDRIVER | 2 |
| LEFT-HANDED FORK | 2 |
| LEFT-HANDED TOOLS | 2 |
| LEFT-HANDED WRENCH | 2 |
| NH | 2 |
| SACK-STRETCHER | 2 |
| SKIRMISH LINE | 2 |
| SKY-JACK | 2 |
| SMOKE-GRINDER | 2 |
| SNIPE HUNTING | 2 |
| TENT-STRETCHER | 2 |
| THREE-DOLLAR BILL | 2 |
| TILE-STRETCHER | 2 |
| A NICKEL’S WORTH OF WHITE LAMPBLACK | 1 |
| A STRETCHER | 1 |
| ALBETRICHES | 1 |
| APPLE-CRITTER | 1 |
| ASFIDITY | 1 |
| BACKROOM-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BACK-UP HOE | 1 |
| BAG IN THE WATER | 1 |
| BAG OF COLD STEAM | 1 |
| BAG OF DOUGHNUT HOLES | 1 |
| BAG OF ELECTRICITY | 1 |
| BAG OF FEED-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BAG OF HOT WATER | 1 |
| BAG OF SNIPE | 1 |
| BAG OF WIND | 1 |
| BAIL OUT THE BAIT WELL | 1 |
| BARBER-POLE PAINT | 1 |
| BAR-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BASE-LINE | 1 |
| BASTARD FILE | 1 |
| BEAN HOLE | 1 |
| BED-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BIRD TO HUNT AT NIGHT | 1 |
| BIRDSEED TO GROW BIRDS | 1 |
| BISCUIT BUSH | 1 |
| BIT FOR A SQUARE HOLE | 1 |
| BIT TO BORE A SQUAREHOLE | 1 |
| BLACK AND YELLOW STRIPED PAINT | 1 |
| BOLT-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BORING-BIT | 1 |
| BOTTLE OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION | 1 |
| BOTTLE OF LAMPBLACK | 1 |
| BOTTLE OF WHITE LAMPBLACK | 1 |
| BOTTLE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BOX OF LOOSE CRACKERS | 1 |
| BOX-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BREAK-THROUGH KEYS | 1 |
| BRICKLAYER | 1 |
| BUBBLE FROM A LEVEL | 1 |
| BUBBLE-BUSTER | 1 |
| BUCKET FULL OF HEAD JOINTS | 1 |
| BUCKET OF COLD STEAM | 1 |
| BUCKET OF COMPRESSION | 1 |
| BUCKET OF PROP-WASH | 1 |
| BUCKET OF REVILLE | 1 |
| BUCKET OF SMOKE | 1 |
| BUCKET OF STRAP OIL | 1 |
| BUCKET OF STRIPED PAINT | 1 |
| BUCKET-STRETCHER | 1 |
| BULB-CRUSHER | 1 |
| BUSHEL OF COLUMN CENTERS | 1 |
| BUSHEL OF NOTHING | 1 |
| CABLE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CALL AND ASK FOR MR. CADAVER ON THE PHONE | 1 |
| CALL THE ZOO AND ASK FOR MR. BEAR OR MR. MONKEY WRENCH | 1 |
| CAN OF BARBER-POLE PAINT | 1 |
| CAN OF DARK WHITE PAINT | 1 |
| CAN OF REVILLE | 1 |
| CANNON REPORT | 1 |
| CAPON EGGS | 1 |
| CASE-EXPANDER | 1 |
| CATCH A LOON | 1 |
| CATCH A SNIPE | 1 |
| CAT-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CEMENT-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CHAIN FOR THE POTATO MASHER | 1 |
| CHAIN-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CHECKERED PAINT | 1 |
| CHECK-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CHEESE SPITAL | 1 |
| CHOCOLATE-COVERED TAMPAX | 1 |
| CIRCULAR SAW | 1 |
| COPY OF CANNON REPORT | 1 |
| CORSET-STRETCHER | 1 |
| COUNT SHEETS IN A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER | 1 |
| COUPLE OF BLIND BATS | 1 |
| CROOKED STRAIGHT-EDGE | 1 |
| CROSS-EYED DARNING NEEDLE | 1 |
| CROSS-HAUL | 1 |
| CUP OF SMOKE | 1 |
| CUPALO KEY | 1 |
| CUPOLA WRENCH | 1 |
| CUP-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CURRENCY-STRETCHER | 1 |
| CUT UP A WELL TO MAKE FENCE POSTS | 1 |
| CYLINDER-HEAD GASKET | 1 |
| DEHYDRATED WATER | 1 |
| DISCOUNT ON STAMPS FOR BUYING A QUANTITY | 1 |
| DITCH-STRETCHER | 1 |
| DOOR-STRETCHER | 1 |
| DOUBLE-JOINTED THISTLE TUBE | 1 |
| DOUBLE-REVERSE FLOW-CHECK VALVE | 1 |
| DOZEN POST-HOLES FROM SEARS | 1 |
| DRAG OIL | 1 |
| DRIED FISH | 1 |
| EIGHT-DOLLAR BILL | 1 |
| ELDERBRITCHES | 1 |
| ELECTRIC-LIGHT TRIMMER | 1 |
| ENVELOPE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| EXTRACT OF HAMMER HANDLE | 1 |
| FAN BELT OF A FRANKLIN CAR | 1 |
| FENCE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| FINNEGAN PIN IN THE MUFFLER GEAR | 1 |
| FIVE-FOOT YARDSTICK | 1 |
| FIX THE JOHNSON BAR | 1 |
| FIX THE JOHNSON ROD | 1 |
| FLAG-STRETCHER | 1 |
| FLUE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| FORMULA FOR CONCENTRATE | 1 |
| FRESH SALT | 1 |
| FROG-HAIR BRUSH | 1 |
| FULL-FACE CAM | 1 |
| GALLON OF ELECTRICITY | 1 |
| GALLON OF PROP-WASH | 1 |
| GATE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| GET A CAN OF ELBOW GREASE | 1 |
| GET A GUY BEAR-CAUGHT | 1 |
| GET HIM TO TAKE PART IN A SNIPE HUNT AND LEAVE HIM HOLDING THE BAG | 1 |
| GIMLET SEEDS | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A BULLSHIT TICKET | 1 |
| GO ON A SNIPE HUNT | 1 |
| GOLD MINE | 1 |
| GREEN COW-HIDE | 1 |
| GREEN LIME (ON A TENNIS COURT) | 1 |
| GREEN-HANDLED MUCKETS | 1 |
| GRIND ME SOME CORKS IN THE MORTAR (IN A DRUGSTORE) | 1 |
| GROUND WIRE | 1 |
| HALF-A-DOZEN PUD-HOLES | 1 |
| HANDFUL OF CLOUDS | 1 |
| HANDFUL OF COALS | 1 |
| HAZING HIM | 1 |
| HEAL STICK | 1 |
| HEEL SCREWED TO A GRASSHOPPER | 1 |
| HELP PICK UP A FRAME THAT’S BOLTED TO THE FLOOR | 1 |
| HEN TEETH | 1 |
| HEN’S TEETH | 1 |
| HOLE WHERE A POST HAD BEEN | 1 |
| HOW MUCH WIND IS THERE IN A WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| HUNTING SNIPERS | 1 |
| I.D. TEN-T TUBE | 1 |
| IN A FIREDRILL SEND THE PERSON DOWN THE LAUNDRY CHUTE | 1 |
| INSULATOR WRENCH | 1 |
| INTEREST INK | 1 |
| ITALIC SPACES | 1 |
| JACKSNIPE HUNT | 1 |
| JAR OF TRAFFIC JAM | 1 |
| KETTLE-STRETCHERS | 1 |
| KEY FOR A KEELSON | 1 |
| KEY TO KEELSON | 1 |
| KEY TO THE CLEARINGHOUSE | 1 |
| KEY TO THE CURTAINS | 1 |
| KEY TO THE DRILL GROUND | 1 |
| KEY TO THE JOHNNY-BOX | 1 |
| KEY TO THE OARLOCKS | 1 |
| KEY TO THE PITCHER’S BOX | 1 |
| KEY TO THE SITUATION | 1 |
| KEY TO THE SUNDIAL | 1 |
| KEYS TO THE OARLOCKS | 1 |
| KNOT-HOLE GAUGE | 1 |
| LAMPBLACK | 1 |
| LEAF PICKER-UPPER | 1 |
| LEATHER-STRETCHER | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND AUGER | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND AXE | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND BIT | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND MONKEY WRENCH | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND RULE | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND SHOVEL | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND SUGAR BOWL | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED ANCHOR | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED COFFEE CUPS | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED DRILLS | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED FRYING PAN | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED HOE | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED LOOKING-GLASS | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED MOP | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED PAINTBRUSH | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED PEAVY | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED PENCIL | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED PITCHFORK | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SAW | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SCISSORS | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SICKLE | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SPADE | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SPUD-WRENCH | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED SQUARE | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED TEA-CUP | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED THREADING OIL | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED WINDJAMMER | 1 |
| LEMON | 1 |
| LET’S SEE HOW STRONG YOUR GRANPAW IS | 1 |
| LIMB-RICK | 1 |
| LINOLEUM-STRETCHER | 1 |
| LOOK FOR A SHIKE POKE | 1 |
| MACARONI SEED | 1 |
| MAILSACK-STRETCHER | 1 |
| MAKE A SQUARE-ROUND HOLE | 1 |
| MASTURBATION REPORT | 1 |
| MEASURE THE FLAG POLE | 1 |
| MEAT-STRETCHER | 1 |
| MILK THE COW ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE | 1 |
| MOLLY HOGAN | 1 |
| MONEY-CLEANER | 1 |
| MOON | 1 |
| MORTAR-STRETCHER | 1 |
| NAIL BRIGHTENER | 1 |
| NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK | 1 |
| NICKEL’S WORTH OF DIMES | 1 |
| NICKEL’S WORTH OF FIVE-DOLLAR BILLS | 1 |
| NIPPLE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| NUT | 1 |
| OUNCE OF PREVENTION AND A POUND OF CURE | 1 |
| OVEN WRENCH | 1 |
| OVERALL BUTTONS | 1 |
| PAIL OF BLUE STEAM | 1 |
| PAIL OF VACUUM | 1 |
| PAINT-STRETCHER | 1 |
| PAIR OF CLINKER-SQUEEZERS | 1 |
| PAIR OF LEFT-HANDED SCISSORS | 1 |
| PARADE KEY | 1 |
| PASTE-CUTTER | 1 |
| PEANUT FLOAT | 1 |
| PICK AN OLIVE | 1 |
| PIE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| PIGEON OIL | 1 |
| PIG-IN-A-POKE | 1 |
| PIPE-THREAD | 1 |
| PIPE-WRENCH STRETCHER | 1 |
| PLYWOOD BOARD | 1 |
| POLKA-DOT PAINT | 1 |
| POOL PASS | 1 |
| POST-HOLE SEEDS | 1 |
| POSTHOLES | 1 |
| POST-STRETCHER | 1 |
| POT OF ELBOW GREASE | 1 |
| POTFUL OF STEAM | 1 |
| POT-HOLDER | 1 |
| PRINTER’S LICE | 1 |
| PUMP-PACKER | 1 |
| PUNCTURE-PROOF TOILET PAPER | 1 |
| PUT A HALF-FACE CAM IN BACKWARDS | 1 |
| QUART OF DUCK’S MILK | 1 |
| RAZING | 1 |
| RECTUM REAMER | 1 |
| RED LANTERN OIL | 1 |
| RED OIL | 1 |
| RED OIL FOR THE RED LIGHT | 1 |
| RED TAIL-LIGHT OIL | 1 |
| RIBBING HIM | 1 |
| RIGHT-HAND SCREWDRIVER | 1 |
| RIGHT-HANDED CRESCENT WRENCH | 1 |
| RIGHT-HANDED SHOVEL | 1 |
| RIGHT-HANDED UMBRELLA | 1 |
| ROOM-STRETCHER | 1 |
| ROOSTER THAT LAYS EGGS | 1 |
| ROPE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| ROUND CROSSHAUL | 1 |
| RUBBER FILE | 1 |
| RUBBER HAMMER | 1 |
| RUBBER-HANDLED HAMMER | 1 |
| SACKING BIRDS | 1 |
| SAUCE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| SAW-STRETCHER | 1 |
| SCRIMMAGE LINE | 1 |
| SEAL RECORD OFF OF A COAL CAR | 1 |
| SELL SOMEONE ELEVATOR TICKETS | 1 |
| SEND A FRESHMAN TO THE FOURTH FLOOR OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING | 1 |
| SEND HIM ON A ERRAND | 1 |
| SEND HIM ON A FOOL’S ERRAND | 1 |
| SEND HIM ON A JACKSNIPE HUNT | 1 |
| SEND HIM ON A JACKSNIPE HUNT WITH A FLOUR SACK | 1 |
| SEND HIM ON A TOM FOOL’S ERRAND | 1 |
| SEND PEOPLE TO THE WRONG PLACE WITH A NOTE TO SOMEONE | 1 |
| SEND SOMEONE SNIPE-HUNTING | 1 |
| SEND THEM A BIG CLOD OF DIRT | 1 |
| SEND THEM SNIPE-HUNTING | 1 |
| SENT HIM ON SNIPE HUNTS | 1 |
| SET A CAKE OF ICE AFIRE | 1 |
| SET OF FALLOPIAN TUBES | 1 |
| SHELF-STRETCHER | 1 |
| SHINE THE NAIL HEADS | 1 |
| SHORELINE | 1 |
| SHOVEL SMOKE | 1 |
| SHOW THEM TYPE-LICE | 1 |
| SIEVE TO HOLD WATER | 1 |
| SKY-ROD | 1 |
| SKY-WRENCH | 1 |
| SMOKE-SHIFTER | 1 |
| SNARK | 1 |
| SNIPE BAG | 1 |
| SNIPE-HUNTING FOR NEW HUNTERS | 1 |
| SNIPING | 1 |
| SOME STRIPED PAINT | 1 |
| SPARK GAPS | 1 |
| SPARK PLUG FOR A DIESEL ENGINE | 1 |
| SPOOL OF PLAID SEWING SILK | 1 |
| SPOOL OF PLAID SILK | 1 |
| SPOOL OF PLAID THREAD | 1 |
| SPOOL-STRETCHER | 1 |
| SPOTTED INK | 1 |
| SPOTTED PAINT | 1 |
| SQUARE AUGER | 1 |
| SQUARE AUGER-HOLE | 1 |
| SQUARE BALLS | 1 |
| SQUARE CIRCLE | 1 |
| SQUARE HOLE | 1 |
| SQUARE POSTHOLE DIGGER | 1 |
| STACK OF POSTHOLES | 1 |
| STOVE KEY | 1 |
| STOVE WRENCH | 1 |
| STRAIGHT HOOK | 1 |
| STRAIGHT-ANGLE BAR | 1 |
| STRAP-OIL | 1 |
| STRIPED INK | 1 |
| SUGAR-STRETCHER | 1 |
| SUMP-STRETCHER | 1 |
| TAKE HIM ON A SNIPE HUNT | 1 |
| TAKE HIM OUT SNIPE-HUNTING | 1 |
| TAKE HIM SNIPE-HUNTING | 1 |
| TAKE THAT SIEVE AND BRING ME A PINT OF WATER | 1 |
| TELL A MAN TO FOLLOW THE CAT TRACKS | 1 |
| TELL YOUR MOTHER SHE WANTS YOU | 1 |
| TELL YOUR MOTHER SHE’S CALLING YOU | 1 |
| TENTPEG HOLES | 1 |
| THOUSAND DOLLARS’ WORTH OF ONE-DOLLAR BILLS | 1 |
| THREADING-OIL | 1 |
| THREADS FOR THE BOLTS | 1 |
| THREE-CORNERED SQUARE | 1 |
| THREE-LEGGED CHAIR | 1 |
| THREE-TAILED FLY | 1 |
| THRICE-FOLDED GIRTH | 1 |
| TOP-BOARD STRETCHER | 1 |
| TOP-JACK | 1 |
| TRAY-STRETCHER | 1 |
| TREE-SQUEAK | 1 |
| TSCHAIKOVSKI’S TENTH SYMPHONY | 1 |
| TULIP SALVE | 1 |
| TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR BILL | 1 |
| TYPE-GRINDER | 1 |
| WATCH OUT FOR THE TYPE-LICE | 1 |
| WATER PUMP FOR A FRANKLIN | 1 |
| WATERHOSE–THE HAY’S TOO DRY | 1 |
| WATERLINE | 1 |
| WATERPUMP | 1 |
| WEE-WOW | 1 |
| WELL-PULLER | 1 |
| WHANGDOODLE | 1 |
| WHAT COLOR WAS WASHINGTON’S WHITE HORSE | 1 |
| “WHATCHAMACALLIT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN” | 1 |
| WHEEL-CRANK FOR A ROULETTE WHEEL | 1 |
| WHEEL-STRETCHER | 1 |
| WHITE COAL BLACK | 1 |
| WHITE HORSE | 1 |
| WHITE RABBIT | 1 |
| WHITE STOVE-BLACKING | 1 |
| WHOOPER-SNIPE | 1 |
| WIMMYDIDDLE TO A SMOKE-GRINDER | 1 |
| WIRE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| WOODEN NUTMEG | 1 |
| WRINKLE-STRETCHER | 1 |
| YARD OF PUMP WATER | 1 |
| YARD OF SCRIMMAGE LINE | 1 |
| YARD OF SKIRMISH LINE | 1 |
| YARDS OF SKIRMISH LINE | 1 |
| YARN-STRETCHER | 1 |
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