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100 1 $aAdams, Ramon F.$q(Ramon Frederick),$d1889-1976.
245 10 $aWestern words;$ba dictionary of the American West,$cby Ramon F. Adams.
250 $aNew ed., rev. and enl.
260 $aNorman,$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press$c[1968]
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