ebenezer

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Now, Cunnel, I can kill your tarnal man fellers, for they've riz my ebenezer, and I've kinder got my hand in; but, I rather calkilate, I han't no disposition to kill wimming Close round the lady!"

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  • Apr 10th, 2009 at 1: 31 pm why not dress up as ebenezer scrooge for the last game as a protest to mr peace —  Express & Star
  • Now, Cunnel, I can kill your tarnal man fellers, for they've riz my ebenezer, and I've kinder got my hand in; but, I rather calkilate, I han't no disposition to kill wimming Close round the lady!" —  Nick of the Woods
  • --I tell ye, Cornele, my ebenezer was up at this; for you can't tell how mean and spiteful she spoke and looked, pretendin' as if I was so insignificant a critter she hadn't taken notice of my bein' there before, which, to be sure, she hadn't even bid me good afternoon; and for my part, I hadn't put myself forward among such women as was there, though I didn't feel beneath 'em, nor they didn't think so, except Miss Jaynes.--Then she went on. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857
  • At last the Gineral's ebenezer began to rise, and he got as mad as a hatter, and was intarmed to take a rise out of him. —  The Attaché; or, Sam Slick in England — Complete
  • Now, Cunnel, I can kill your tarnal _man_ fellers, for they've riz my ebenezer, and I've kinder got my hand in; but, I rather calkilate, I han't no disposition to kill wimming! " —  Nick of the Woods
 

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