wind-chewing

Updated: May 23, 2025

Well, they won't get it now. That's what's the matter with you, chasing a valley in the moon. That's what's the matter with Billy, aching right now for a chance to win ten cents from me at Pedro cussing wind-chewing under his breath." "Gee! you'd make a good soap-boxer," commented Billy. "And I'd be a soap-boxer if I didn't have the spending of my father's ill-gotten gains. It's none of my affair.

Jack London - The Valley of the Moon