Americanisms, Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Colloquialisms Peculiar to the United States, British America, the West Indies, &C., ... Meaning and Application (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Americanisms, Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Colloquialisms Peculiar to the United States, British America, the West Indies, &C., &C., Their Derivation, Meaning and ApplicationConcerning some of these classes, a few words of explanation may not be unacceptable to the general reader.It would have been strange indeed had the Red Man failed to leave the most distinct impress upon the life and surroundings Of the American nation. This expectation is fully borne out by facts. Not alone in the names of localities, of plants and animals indigenous to the soil, and of prepara tions of food, but in metaphors and similes drawn from savage life and customs are found survivals, all replete with memories of the aborigines. These for the most part are sad and bitter, because born of the long and relentless struggle which has gone on between the two races ever smce the White man first set foot on American soil.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.