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municipial, 353.

munnawhattecug, 105

Munsing Underwear, 525

Muqabba’a, 496

Murdena, 522

Murphy, 477, 478, 504, 520

murphy, 566

Murray, 507, 508

mus, 104

Musallem, 496

muscato, 112

muscle in, to, 198, 580

mush, 116

music, 380, 603

music hall, 237

muskeito, 112

musketa, 112

muskmelon, 360

Muskogeean, 549

Muskrat, 552

muskrat, 114, 360

muslim, 409

musqueto, 112

muss, 99, 128, 346

muss, to, 142

must, 443

musta, 443

mustache, 325, 394

mustang, 152

mutt, 169

mutual, 168

mutual-society, 239

my, 447, 449

my dear, 311

My Lady’s Manor, 537

Mylonas, 485

My Lord, 279

Myra, 507

Myron, 511

Myroslava, 511

myself, 459

Myšička, 488

Myčka, 488

my word, 269

n, 335, 375, 397, 405, 425, 445, 451; -n, 549; ñ, 543

na, 469

nab, to, 199

nabisco, 172, 173

nabor, 383, 406

naborhood, 406

Nadia, 511

næfth, 469

naht, 469

naïve, 410

naïveté, 409, 410

name, to, 109

nameable, 101

nance, 305

Naneta, 524

nanitch, 150

-naper, 180

naphtha, 352, 407, 408

Napoli, 493

Nappy, 520

narcissis, 413

narcissuses, 413

narrator, 325

narrow, 359

nary, 129, 470

Nash, 490

Nassau, 533

nasty, 268, 464, 467

Nat, 519

nat, 469

Nathan, 506, 512

Nathaniel, 506

nation, 614

nativ, 403

natur, 345

nature-faker, 174

naturelogues, 171

naught, 393

naughty, 467

Nauwagesic, 514

naval-yard, 239

Na villa, 522

navvy, 239

navy-yard, 239

Nazarene, 524

Nazary, 503

na zdar, 216

Nazi, 183, 209

Nazro, 525

nch, 446

nd, 438

ne, 469

near, 93, 384, 466

near-, 180, 181; -accident, 103, 181; -antique, 181; -beer, 181; -champion, 181; -finish, 181; -leather, 181; -mahogany, 181; -porcelain, 181; -seal, 181; -silk, 181; -silver, 181

nearby, 229

Neary, 496

neat, 466

Nebraska, 532

necessarily, 267

necessary, 325

neck, 115

neck, to, 199, 309, 564, 565

necktie, 235

née, 347

Needa, 521

needle, to, 580

needless, 401

neer, 381, 384

negative, to, 118, 232

neger, 385

négligé, 287, 347

negligée, 409

Negolia, 524

Negress, 300

Negro, 299, 385

ne-hæfth, 469

neighbour, 383, 395

neither, 341, 472

neither don’t, 471

Nell, 511

Nelly, 511

Nelson, 477

neolin, 173

N.E.P., 209

nephew, 352

Nephi, 516, 518

nerts, 226, 309, 572

nerve, 367

nervous, 126

nerz, 367

ne singan, 469

-ness, 178

nestes, 360

net, 390, 396

net, to, 199

nether-garments, 302

netop, 106

nett, 389, 390

Neuta, 522

Nevada, 339

New, 529

New Amsterdam, 532

Newberlin, 539

New Boston, 528

Newbranch, 491

New Dorp, 532

Newer, 487

Newhouse, 485

ne-wiste, 469

Newlake, 492

New London, 528

Newman, 485, 487, 499

Newmann, 485

ne-wolde, 469

New Orleans, 531, 541

Newport, 528

Newport News, 537

newspaperdom, 178

newspaper men, 228

Newt, 519

New Thought, to, 196

Newton, 492, 519

New York, 532; -er, 549

Ney, 499

ng, 348

N.G., 92, 205, 208

’ngombo, 113

Niagara, 527, 531

Nias, 523

nib, 239

nice, 71, 210, 464, 557

Nicholas, 486, 511, 515

nichts kommt heraus, 157

Nick, 511

Nicolo, 509

Niemi, 492

Nieuwhuis, 485

nifty, 581

nigger, 296, 299, 305

night-rider, 102

nigmenog, 577

Nikolaou, 486

Nils, 510

nine-pins, 237, 248

Nineveh, 530

nip, 35

nipple, 303

Nira, 209

nit, 157

nite, 406

niter, 394

nitsky, 157

nix, 157, 573

nix come erous, 157

nixie, 157

nixy, 157

N.M., 206

no, 469

no-account, 114, 117

Noble, 484

nobody home, 561

no-end, 269

no flies on, 232

no-how, 114, 117, 470

noise, 367

noive, 367

no kerry, 376

nolde, 469

Nolte, 487

nominated, 245

non-committal, 143, 231

non-committalism, 143

non-committally, 143

nonconformist, 248, 249

nonconformist conscience, 250

none, 451, 469, 471

Non Intervention, 536

nonpareil, 250

Noodle, 536

noodle, 112, 155

noodle-hook, 359

nook, 344

nope, 229, 354

Nopie, 522

no place, 204

Norfolk-Howard, 310

Norlina, 537

Norman, 507

Norse, 183

Norsworthy, 503

North, 529

north and south, 578

North Clove, 532

north-east corner, 247

Norwich, 540

nose-paint, 568

no-siree, 161

no slouch, 232

Nosodak, 537

not, 343, 445, 446, 469

notaseme, 407

notch, 115

note, 233

note-case, 239

not has, 469

nothin’ doin, 95

nothing, 469, 470

nothing doing, 227

notice, to, 7

notify, to, 6, 122

notions, 254

not my funeral, 232

not nothing, 424

no (t) -one, 451

Notre Dame, 525

not so hot, 585

not to sing, 469

no two ways about it, 99, 232

nought, 392, 393

nourish, to, 303

Novák, 487

novel, 343

noways, 468

nowheres, 22

nowheres else, 204

N.R.A., 209

nt, 446; n’t, 445

nucleuses, 412

nuf sed, 407

null, to, 199

number-dummy, 583

Number Four, 536

number-grabber, 583

numbers, 222

Nunes, 495

Nunez, 495

Nurse, 240

nurse, 240

nurse, to, 303

nurse a constituency, to, 245

nursery, 235

nursery-school, 235

nursing-home, 240, 266

nursing sister, 240

nut, 263, 557

nuts, 301, 566

nut-splitter, 583

nut-sundae, 228

nuttery, 176

nutty, 464

ny, 543

nyam, 113

Nygren, 491

Nyiri, 496

nyste, 469

Nyzovych, 490

o, 343, 344, 346, 401, 402, 484, 490; -o, 548; ö, 490; ò, 382

Oakhurst, 534

Oarly, 522

oatmeal, 235

Oberkuchen, 484

Oberkugen, 484

obflisticate, to, 568

obituarize, to, 194

objurgate, to, 325

O’Black, 489

obleek, 382

obligate, to, 40, 99, 118, 231

obligation, 614

obligoddamnation, 316

oblique, 382

Oblong, 536

O’Brien, 487

obscene, 309

obstetricate, to, 197

obtained, 604

O.C., 573

occlusion, 15

oceanography, 155

ocelot, 106

Očenášek, 487

ock, 402

Octavia, 519

od, 403

odditorium, 179

odd jobs, 234

odds and ends, 235

-ode, 438

Oder, 522

odeur, 384

odor, 384

odorous, 395

odour, 395

odsblood, 315

oe, 401, 484

Oehler, 484

Oehm, 483

œsophagus, 411

of, 443, 471

ofay, 214, 296

offal, 128

offence, 394

offense, 386, 388, 394

offensive, 394

off from, 471

office-holder, 95, 101, 102, 243

officerette, 178

office-seeker, 148

off’n, 471

off of, 471

offset, 98

of late, 467

often, 348

-ogist, 178, 179

Ogpu, 209

O’Green, 489

Ogrin, 489

oh, 404, 490

Oha, 522

Ohanesian, 497

O’Hare, 487

Ohio, 526

Ohiowa, 537

Ohler, 484

Ohman, 490

oh, oh!, 252

Ohslund, 490

oh-yeah, 40, 566

oi, 345, 367, 368

oil, 346

Oil City, 536

oiled, 568

oil-plan, 237

oinest, 367

oi-yoi, 217

O.K., 92, 205, 226, 230, 466, 565

okay, 207, 208

okeh, 206

Okerberg, 490

okey, 207

Oklahoman, 548

okra, 113

Olabelle, 521

Olaf, 510

old, 352

old-boy, 243

old dear, 269

Old Dominion, 552

Old Hickory, 101

oldsmobile, 173

ole, 352

-olis, 549

-olitan, 549

Ollie, 522, 523

Olof, 510

Olouise, 521

Olseen, 491

Olsen, 510

Olsie, 521

Olson, 491, 510

Olsson, 491, 492

Omahog, 552

OMaolcathaigh, 504

Ombra, 521

omelet, 390

ommigenous, 75

omnibus-bill, 101, 148

OMurchadha, 504

on, 343; -on, 548

on a bust, 429

on an avenue, 247

on a street, 247

once, 352, 353

once-over, 263

oncet, 161

one, 451, 464, 612

one-he, 203

one-horse, 117

100% American, 174

onery, 95, 161, 353

onesome, 562

one-step, 155

on fire, 561

on his legs, to be, 245

Onlak, 489

onliest, 463

onnozel, 109

Ono, 534

Onola, 522

on point duty, 243

onry, 353

on the bench, 191

on the bum, 156

on the fence, 143, 148, 228

on the job, 265

on the merge, 561

on the Q.T., 208

on the side, 227

on the verge, 561

ontil, 360

on time, 232, 238

on to his curves, 191

Onza, 521

oo, 344, 345, 383

oof, 184

oona, 113

ooze, 404, 602

opassom, 104

open up, to, 165, 198

operate, to, 31, 196

operating-room, 287

operative, 325

Opferkuchen, 484

opinion, to, 25

opossum, 100, 104

oppose, to, 117, 120

opposit, 403

opuses, 413

Oquossoc, 531

-or, 178, 179, 192, 285, 383, 384, 386, 389, 390, 395

Oral, 522

Orange, 505

orangeade, 173

orate, to, 192

orator, 242

oratory, 24

Orba, 521

Orcellia, 524

orchestra, 237

ordinary, 353

orf, 350

organization, 225

organlog, 171

Oriel, 522

oriole, 124

-orium, 178, 179

Orleenian, 548

ornate, 128

orphanest, 463

orse, 377

orta, 471

orter, 350

Orvetta, 521 -ory, 325

Osborn, 490

Oscar, 507, 510

Osey, 522

O’Shaunnessy, 487

Oshkosh, 553

Osie, 522

oslerize, to, 193

ossified, 568

ostent, 75

ostermoor, 564

ostler, 393

OSuilleohhain, 504

O’Sullivan, 504

otchock, 105

Otella, 521

other, 349

O’Tracy, 487

Otřáska, 487

O’Tresaigh, 504

otter, 536

Otto, 505, 506

ou, 402

ouch, 158

ough, 402

oughta, 445

oughten, 445

oughter, 445

oughtna, 445

ought not, 445

ought to, 445

our, 402, 447, 456

-our, 380, 381, 383, 386, 390, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399

ouren, 448

ourn, 425, 447, 456

oust, to, 199

outa, 443, 471

outfit, 573

out for the coin, 559

Outhouse, 505

out-house, 62, 231

outlandishest, 463

out of wedlock, 293

out of window, 251

outstander, 586

outstanding, 210, 211, 220, 588

outstandingly, 211

Oven, 489

Oven Fork, 536

over all, 350

Overflow, 524

overhall, 353

overhead-expenses, 86

over his signature, 165, 252

overseas, 239

overshoes, 235

over the left, 566

over the top, 573

ow, 353, 382, 383, 484

-ow, 437

Owens, 489

Owl Wahneeta, 514

own, 459

oyster, 367; -stew, 247; -supper, 144, 247

p, 354, 368, 439, 493

pa, 170

Paatalo, 492

paccan, 105

pack, 236

package, 235

package-engineer, 290

packing, 261

packing-engineer, 290

Pacoman, 538

pact, 182

Paddy, 511

Padraic, 513

padre, 152, 573

pad-room, 584

pageant-engineer, 290

Pagger-Wagger, 569

pahea oe, 377

paid, 433, 436

paint-engineer, 290

painting-engineer, 290

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