RARA-AVIS: terminology
michael david sharp (msharp@umich.edu)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:10:00 -0500 (EST)
Teaching Hammett's "The Scorched Face" tomorrow. If anyone can
tell me
what the phrase "shine Indian" means (*Hard-Boiled*, p.33), or
the word
"bloomer" (p.47) for that matter, I would love to know. Many
thanks. M-
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