ABSTRACT
S 0 MER E A LAM E RIC A N ISM S 289 government, and not requiring the affixing of stamps, are called postal cards in the United States.)
POTPIE-Kind of meat pie, 1792. POUND PARTy-Donation party where everybody
hrings a pound of something. POWDER PosT-Injury to timber by worm that leaves
holes full of powder, B. POWERFuL-Great, very, 1833. Powwow-Uproarious meeting, 1659. PRAIRIE-Vast treeless plain, 1 773. PRAIRIE DOG-Marmot, 1805. PRAIRIE HEN-Pinnated grouse, 1805. PRAIRIE SCHOONER-Large covered wagon, 1858. PRA wCHEy-Talk, gossip, B. PRE-EMPT-Secure ownership of public land by set-
tling on it under prescribed conditions, 1857. PRESENT (written on back of envelope )-Give this to
the addressee, whom you know where to find. Or sometimes considered as an adjective, meaning that the person is in the same town or city.
