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Paul Newman | actor known for his good looks and blue eyes |
Corvair | Chevrolet auto model |
madras | cotton cloth w/ striped or plaid pattern used for shirts, dresses, etc. |
Will Rogers | deceased humorist and actor |
the cooler | slang term for jail |
savvy | slang term for to understand or get the idea |
the fuzz | slang for a policeman or the police |
chessy cat | slang for a Cheshire cat, a proverbial grining cat from Cheshire England, referenced in Alice in Wonderland |
weed | slang for a cigar or cigarette |
buckskin | a yellowish-gray horse |
onery | having an ugly or mean disposition; or, obstinate |
quarter | short for "quarter horse", a breed of light, muscular horse, usually dark in color and often used in rodeos bec. of its quick reactions |
soused | slang for intoxicated |
snooker | a variety of the game of pool played w/ 15 red balls and 6 other balls |
cur | a dog of mixed breed; a mongrel |
pickled | also slang for drunk or intoxicated |
Hank Williams | a U.S. country music singer and composer |
corn-poney | slang for unsophisticated; cornball |
premonition | a worning in advance; a forewarning; or a feeling that something, esp. something bad, will happen; a foreboding; a presentiment |
peroxide | hydrogen peroxide, a liquid often used to bleach hair |
gallant | showy and lively in dress or manner; or stately; imposing; or brave and noble; high-spirited and daring |
Robert Frost | U.S. poet |
T-bird | slang for a Ford Thunderbird car |
elude | to avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning; to evade |
heater | Not a hairdryer - slang for a pistol |
JD | short for juvenile delinquent |
exploit | an act remarkable for vrilliance or daring; bold deed |
contemptuously | in a manner full of contempt; scornfully; disdainfully |
groggy | shaky or dizzy, as from a blow; sluggish or dull, as from lack of sleep |
doggedly | not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn |
booze-hound | slang for a drunk |
conformity | the condition or fact of being in harmony or agreement; correspondence; congruity; similarity |
amplifier | a person or thing that amplifies; in electronics a device, esp. one w/ electron tubes or semiconductors, used to increase the strength or an electric signal |
stupor | a state in which the mind and senses are dulled; partial or complete loss of sensibility, as from the use of a narcotic or from shock |
indignant | feeling or expressing anger or scorn, esp. at an unjust, mean, or ungrateful action or treatment |
guardian | person who guards or protects a person or property; custodian; or a person legally in charge of a minor or one w/ unsound mind |
Perry Mason | a tv drama in the 60's that featured a lawyer w/ the same name |