vamose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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You must vamose the ranch afore they lay hold of you and have you up before the alcalde.
From The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales by Harte, Bret
And if we warn off the passengers from going this trip, and let the stage go up empty, Bob would suspect something and vamose.
From The Argonauts of North Liberty by Harte, Bret
One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.
From Options by Henry, O.
Crocodiles can cry when they are hungry, but when they do it's time to vamose the poke-loken,1 that's a fact.
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Jack Gurney, you'd best vamose this ranch to-night.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
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