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DIGGER SMITH

Rag.—Song in rag time.
Rattled.—Excited; confused.
Recomember.—Remember.
Renege.—To fail to follow suit (in playing cards); to quit.
Rile.—To annoy.Riled.—Roused to anger.
Ringer.—Expert.
Rook, to.—To "take down."
Rouse (or Roust).—To upbraid with many words.
Ructions.—Growling; argument.
Run 'is final.—Died.

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.