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wild winterpea |
wild yam |
wild yellow lily |
wild-cat
| wild-eyed
| wild-goose chase
| wildcat
| wildcat strike
| wildcat well
wild-cat
CIDE DICTIONARY
wild-cat, a.
- Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther. [1913 Webster]
- Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. [1913 Webster]
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