"Well, God knows he don't need any brains to buck barley bags. But don't you try to put nothing over, Milton. I got my eye on you."
— John Steinbeck

January 1, 1970

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The boss to George in Ch. 2; "buck" here means to work at lifting and throwing the sacks of barley