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this list of words and phrases is in no sense complete. it is a work in progress. it grows larger almost daily. many terms began in hobohemia. the glossary is mainly to documente terms from the golden age of the hobo


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accommodation


A local freight train. It may also carry passengers.
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accommodation car


An old term for a caboose.
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adam and eve on a raft


Two fried eggs on toast. “Wreck 'em” if they are scrambled. “With their eyes open,” if not.
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adventure


The encountering of danger, exciting and deangerious undertaking
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airedale


Someone who travels alone rather than with other tramps.
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alki


Alcohol.
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alley


A clear track in a railroad yard.
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alligator bait


Fried or stewed liver. Too costly now for hobos.
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amble


“Walk at a leisurely pace” (because, one imagines, of its similarity to the word “amble”), to ambulate is simply to walk.
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