10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCKDOLOGER»
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sockdologer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sockdologer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
sockdologer. (1830), -ager (—1848), rarely -iger (1842); occ. sog- (1869) or slock
-(1838) or slog(1862); also stock- (1864, H., 3rd ed.); occ. -II-. A very heavy blow;
a FINISHER: U.S., anglicized, to some extent, ca 1870; ob. A fanciful ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts
Perhaps he meant only one sockdologer. 8. "Dickens-fawners" written below "a
sockdologer" and slightly slanting. Books, As Now Produced. Manuscript in Duke
(36, #28). Inscribed NOTEBOOKS AND UNPUBLISHED PROSE MANUSCRIPTS
...
Walt Whitman, Edward F. Grier, 2007
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A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell ...
Julius Stone in 1909 levelled what he considered to be the Sockdologer very
carefully and made it 34 feet 6 inches. It must have been another fall. There are
several similar falls of more descent in a short distance. I do not remember that
Major ...
Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, 1908
... in the rain, with a live eel in her hands, a bucket ofwater balanced on her head,
and never spill a drop nor miss a step,” Mrs. Sockdologer speaking in confidence
to Mr. Gault. “She'll take in the slack, get limbered up, while she's a'goin' silky, ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Ex sock, n., 4. sockdologer (1830), -ager (—1848), rarely -iger (1842); occ. sog- (
1869) or slock- (1838) or slog- (1862); also stock- (1864, H., 3rd ed). Occ. -11-. A
very heavy blow; a 'finisher': US, anglicised, to some extent, ca. 1870; ob.
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Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
In my opinion it was just a sockdologer. It's only an opinion, it's only MYopinion
and others may think different; but I saidit then and I stand toitnow —it was a
sockdologer. And moreover, besides, it landed Tom Sawyer. He couldn't say a
word.
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There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent ...
To squabash (skwuh-BASH) is to defeat with cutting criticism, crush a person's
spirits by pointing out his or her faults. The sockdologer (sahk-DAHL-uh-jur, also
spelled sockdolager) is the decisive blow or sizzling retort that settles the dispute.
Charles Harrington Elster, 2005
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Tom Sawyer Abroad (湯姆出國記):
But Jimwas fixed for him and says: "What's de Milky Way?—dat's whatI want to
know. What'sde Milky Way? Answer me dat!" In my opinionit wasjusta
sockdologer. It's onlyanopinion, it's only MY opinionandothers may think different;
but Isaid it ...
9
Grand Canyon National Park
This 1912-postmarked Fred Harvey Company card has on the back a long
description of Charles Russell and E. R. Monett running the Sockdologer Rapid.
Russell and Monett were prospectors searching for gold in the Grand Canyon.
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A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell
... of the Grand Canyon, which Powell told them was "the sockdologer of the
world"57 (sockdologer, meaning a one-two punch, became the name of a fierce
rapid at mile 78.5 from Lees Ferry). Already they had descended 480 feet since
the ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCKDOLOGER»
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sockdologer is used in the context of the following news items.
Not Yours To Give
“This was a sockdologer… I begged him tell me what was the matter. “'Well Colonel, it is hardly worthwhile to waste time or words upon it. I do not see how it can ... «Daily Reckoning, Jul 13»
Best of the Week: Michigan fans split on whether Wolverines will win …
... and offense in the country, then and now) was the best pregame preparation for all remaining games in the current season for Michigan," says Sockdologer. «MLive.com, Sep 12»
Conservative Charity vs Liberal Government
“This was a sockdologer. I had been making up my mind that he was one of those churlish fellows who care for nobody but themselves, and take bluntness for ... «Caffeinated Thoughts, Apr 12»
