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  • straight-tail (lizard)
    [from appearance] n. a lizard, the common western skink (Eumeces skiltonianus). cf. CURLY-TAIL (White)
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  • straight nose
    [Car.] n. the kind of nose typical of whites rather than blacks. (Black)
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  • straighten
    v. in the phrases: straighten your ass out [cf. W3 straighten out to alter for the better; cf. also ASS as
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  • straight
    [OED, in proper order; (of accounts) settled] adj. 1. not in difficulties (financially or otherwise): 1976 Her products sold well and … [she]
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  • stow-weed
    [etym?] n. a plant, Capraria biflora: 1920 (Britton 391). (Inagua, San Sal.)
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  • stow
    [OED, to place (cargo) in proper order nautical; W3 to arrange, pack] v. to display for sale: Stowing the sponge—that is,
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  • stove baker
    [cf. BAKER oven] n. a small metal oven for baking placed on top of an oil or charcoal stove. (Black)
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  • stove
    [cf. Scots stove to stave in CSD] v. to thrust forcibly: 1918 [He] stove him up in de corner, an' tie
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  • stopper
    [OED idem, other sp.; from its medicinal use in stopping loose bowels (Higgs p.c.)] n. a tree, Eugenia axillaris: 1978 (Higgs 41).
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  • stope
    [from stoke; for reversed alternation of /p/ and /k/, cf. HOOK hoop] v. to stoke (a fire): 1895 Then she
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