Sawing wood—­“Bluffing;” biding one’s time. 
School.—­A club; a clique of gamblers, or others. 
Scoot.—­To hurry; to scuttle. 
Scrap.—­Fight. 
Shicker—­Intoxicating liquor. 
Skite.—­To boast. 
Slam,—­Making all the tricks (in card-playing). 
Sling.—­Discard; throw. 
Slope, to.—­To leave in haste. 
Smooge.—­To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo. 
Snarky—­Angry. 
Sock it into.—­To administer physical punishment. 
S.O.S—­Signal of distress or warning, used in telegraphy. 
Spare my days.—­A pious ejaculation. 
Spell.—­Rest or change. 
Sprag—­To accost truculently; to convince. 
Spuds.—­Potatoes. 
Square.—­Upright; honest. 
Squeak.—­To give away a secret. 
Stoke.—­Eat. 
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. [At the front:  a battle, engagement]
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.

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