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West, Slang, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1963
. . . some of the old Western slang is worth repeating . . . "tent pegs," (frozen beef steak ribs); "baked wind pills," (baked beans); "paperweights," (hot biscuits); "keg angels," (whisky traders).