The term labrick was in constant use by all grown men except certain of the
clergy in the state of Missouri when I was a boy. It had a very definite meaning
& occupied in the matter of strength the middle ground between scoundrel
& son of a bitch...But...let me brush aside the ornamental & give you
the plain & authentic definition of the word. Labrick is substantially ass,
a little enlarged & emphasized; let us say, labrick is a little stronger
than ass, & not quite as strong as idiot.
- Letter to Benjamin Eli Smith, 8/6/1906
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