“He behaved himself more wisely than all, so that his name was much set by.” Set By or Set Much By – To regard, to esteem. “When I got home he set about me with a strap.” Serve Up – To expose to ridicule, to expose. See the Elephant – Originally meant to see combat for the first time, later came to mean going to town, where all the action was or to go somewhere to experience a “worldly event.” Many times denotes disappointment of high-raised expectations. See How The Cat Jumps – A metaphorical expression meaning, to discover the secrets or designs of others. Also means a jailer, turnkey, or prison warden. Screw – One who squeezes all he can out of those with whom he has any dealings, an extortioner, miser. Scratch – To come to the encounter, begin a fight, i.e. Scraps – The dry, husky, and skinny residuum of melted fat. Scranch – To crunch, crack, or break any hard thing between the teeth. Scow – A large flat-bottomed boat, generally used as a ferry boat, or as a lighter for loading and unloading vessels when they cannot approach the wharf. Score Off – To get the best of one, especially in a verbal debate. “He got scooped into a poker game and lost his shirt.” School Ma’am or Marm – A school-mistress, teacher. Scoff away, scuff away – To blow away, drive away, impel. Scape-Grace – A term of reproach, a graceless fellow. Scape – Gallows – One who has escaped, though deserving of the gallows. Scalawag or Scallywag – A mean, rotten or worthless person. Scad – Large quantities, plenty, an abundance. Scab Herder – Derogatory term for sheep herder. Sawdust – Counterfeit gold-dust or money. To Saw – To hoax, to play a joke upon one. Savey or Sabby – Corrupted from the Spanish saber, to know.To know, to comprehend. Savanna – An open plain, or meadow without wood. Satinet – A twilled cloth made of cotton and wool. Santiago – Coronado’s favorite charge was “Santiago”, Spanish for St.James, Spain’s soldier saint. Salt-Water Vegetables – A term for oysters and clams. Salt-Lick – A saline spring, where animals resort for drink. Salting – Planting rich ore samples in an unprofitable mine to attract unwary buyers. Sakes Alive – The equivalent of “Good heavens!” Sagebrush Men – Cowboy who worked in the arid portions of Montana, Colorado and Wyoming. Sagamore – The title of a chief or ruler among some of the American tribes of Indians. Sadying – A simple and unaffected mode of dancing. Saddle Tramp – A cowboy who spends most of his time in the chuck line. Saddle Stiff – A cowboy, also referred to as “saddle warmer” and “saddle slicker.” That helped trim some of the market's earlier losses.A “saddle stiff” driving the herd along the trail, 1905. But investors also saw opportunity, moving fast and early to snap up some bargains. Treasurys surged as investors bought less risky assets. The last market correction was nearly four years ago. The Standard & Poor's 500 index also fell sharply shortly after the opening bell, entering "correction" territory - Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent peak. "What's a company that's doing business with China actually worth right now? When you're not sure, you tend to sell," said JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade's chief strategist. The slump - part of a global wave of selling triggered by the slowdown in China - reflected uncertainty among investors over where to put their money when the world's second-largest economy is in a slide. Stocks regained some of that ground as the day wore on, but the Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 588 points. stocks slumped again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging more than 1,000 points at one point in a sell-off that sent a shiver of fear from Wall Street to Main Street. investors got a serious jolt Monday when the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 1,000 points minutes after the market opened.
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