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"Writin 'ain't trembly none -- looks like it was writ by a school-marm, an' a lally-cooler at that.
The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Edgar Beecher Bronson
erinmckean commented on the word lally-cooler
"a real success. "That north show window of Shute & Haskell's is a 'lally-cooler,' " the Jan. 4, 1890, Salina, Kan., Republican noted." NPR History Department
July 26, 2015
bilby commented on the word lally-cooler
The citation in the examples suggests a slightly different meaning more along the lines of sophisticated, high-falutin' maybe:
"Writin 'ain't trembly none -- looks like it was writ by a school-marm, an' a lally-cooler at that."
July 27, 2015
bilby commented on the word lally-cooler
See also here:
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18930507.2.89
July 27, 2015
bilby commented on the word lally-cooler
Also stylish:
"...the ring-tailedest lally-cooler hotel in town."
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=7WJLFC9fsycC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=lally+cooler&source=bl&ots=LTp6RSfJih&sig=AV3dyRICovCBe4oQ_6hFRI67xEk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCGoVChMIlfmez5b6xgIVRjymCh0ToQV3#v=onepage&q=lally%20cooler&f=false
July 27, 2015
bilby commented on the word lally-cooler
The reference in Dead Right says specifically 'a bum, or vagrant':
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=HSysw_UbEIQC&pg=PA246&dq=lally-cooler&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAWoVChMIsMPB6Jf6xgIV5ammCh1XzACI#v=onepage&q=lally-cooler&f=false
July 27, 2015