Vulgar words in The Frontier Fort - Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America (Page 1)
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Having no cause to conceal the object of their journey, Loraine explained that he and his companions were bound for Fort Edmonton, and were pushing on as fast as they could travel, without the risk of knocking up their horses.
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I wish that I could go with you, but I cannot get along as fast as I used to do, and my beasts are pretty well knocked up.
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At the same time, they knew that they must not run the risk of knocking up their animals, or they would fail in their object of making a quick journey.
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"I won't ask you to accompany me, Loraine," he said to his friend, "for I suspect that Sybil would greatly object to your going away; and as you are less accustomed to the style of life than our men, you would knock up sooner than they would.