A shady retreat in New York.

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=BRACE= Security for the trousers.

=BRACER= Security for the stomach.

=BRACELET= Security for the pawn-broker.

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=BRAIN= The top-floor apartment in the Human Block, known as the
Cranium, and kept by the Sarah Sisters--Sarah Brum and Sarah
Belum, assisted by Medulla Oblongata. All three are nervous,
but are always confined to their cells. The Brain is done in
gray and white, and furnished with light and heat, hot or cold
water, (if desired), with regular connections to the outside
world by way of the Spinal Circuit. Usually occupied by the
Intellect Bros.,--Thoughts and Ideas--as an Intelligence
Office, but sometimes sub-let to Jag, Hang-Over & Co.

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=BRAND= Something carried on the hip, by either beast or man. Can
be found on the outside of a short, red steer, or the inside
of a long, black bottle.

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=BRASS BAND= A clever though somewhat complicated arrangement for
holding a crowd together.

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=BRICK= An admirable person made of the right sort of clay and
possessing plenty of sand. What your friends call you before
you go to the wall--but never afterward.

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=BRIMSTONE= A little bit of Hades, which finds its match on earth
and smells to heaven. Better to strike it here than in the
hereafter.

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=BREVITY= A desirable quality in the Fourth of July oration but
not in the fireworks.

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=BROKE= A word expressing the ultimate condition of one who is too
much bent on speculating.

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=BUM= A fallen tough.

=BUMP= A tough fall.

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=BUNCO= The art of disseminating knowledge in the rural districts.

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=BY-STANDER= One who is injured in a street fight.

People who live in glass houses should dress in the dark.

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Don't put all your eggs in one basket--try an incubator.

=CAB= Affair for a drive.

=CABBY= Driver for a fare.

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=CACH