moccasin telegraph
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And now, apprised by moccasin telegraph, we are all on the qui vive to catch sight of a floating bride.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
As a rule, the slightest disturbance of their routine was heralded in advance by "moccasin telegraph," and this was like a bolt from the blue.
From The Huntress by Footner, Hulbert
And, like all yeggs, he was an upholder of the "moccasin telegraph," a wanderer and a carrier of stray tidings as to the movements of others along the undergrooves of the world.
From Never-Fail Blake by Stringer, Arthur
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