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one more time noun phrase An extraordinary or exceptional event, [DARE labels this phrawe “southern Appalachians”]

1913 Kephart Our Sthn High 286 “We had one more time” means a rousing good time. 1951 Barnwell Our Mt Speech For something or some one unusual a mountaineer will say, “He’s one more man; that’s one more tree.” 1967 Hall Coll (Townsend TN) [Said of a humorous or comic character]: John [McCauley], he was one more sight, he was. 1974 Roberts Sang Branch 281 We sat down and had us one more feast. 1986 Wear Sugarlands 68 December 15th Jeannette was born. I had worked so hard my muscles would not give, so I had one more time having her.

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