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Morning Herald (N.Y.) 29 July 2/1: [A supposed runaway slave is betrayed to the authorities.] On Monday evening, a colored man named Liderton Dixon [...] was pointed out as the man who had given him up.at give up, v.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 29 July 2/1: [A supposed runaway slave is betrayed to the authorities.] On Monday evening, a colored man named Liderton Dixon [...] was pointed out as the man who had given him up. Morning Herald (NY) 5 Aug. 2/3: I longed for one sweet kiss. (What a smacker you gave me last night? O crikey how luscious.).at smacker, n.1
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 8 Mar. 2/4: The Diving Bell, a well known haunt of loose characters in Water street. The landlords of this infra terra retreat are Mike & Phil Dolan. [Ibid.] 14 Aug. 2/5: Wm. Pearsall the late keeper of a diving bell and sundry other belles in Water street, was brought up for judgment.at diving-bell, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 19 Aug. 2/4: The negro however contrived to give [the man watching for him] the go by, and nothing more was seen of him.at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 24 Aug. 2/5: John was coming it large in the upper part of the city.at come it, v.1
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 15 Aug. 2/4: A kite with a long tail, (many endorsers) is [...] ‘werry waluable — just as good as specie.’.at kite, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 15 Aug. 2/4: Kite flying. [headline] — This term may not be directly understood by all our readers; it means in a commercial sense, that A. gives B. his promissory note; B. ditto to A. The two then negociate their paper, and the transaction is termed kite flying.at kite-flying (n.) under kite, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 1 July 2/3: Charles Enroff, charged with coming paddy over an Irish shoemaker, and thereby cheating him out of a pair of shoes.at come (the) Paddy (over) (v.) under Paddy, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 15 Aug. 2/4: [Capt. Henry Monroe, a balloonist, was arrested for fraud.] Bowyer, who is a bit of a wag, says the captain will now really make an ascent, go up — the river to Sing Sing.at go up the river (v.) under river, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 12 Sept 1/2–3: There sat Justice Lowndes, with [...] the same gentlemanly demeanor, and neatness of apparel that ever distinguished him, to say nothing about the same anxiety to return home [...] and get a couple of hour’s capital snoozing before breakfast.at snooze, v.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 30 June 2/5: Pickpockets caught. – Two ‘touchers,’ as the pickpockets phrase themselves, were yesterday arrested.at toucher, n.2
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 16 Aug. 2/5: Edward Mahony was charged with taking a turnip and trimmings — a watch and its appendages.at turnip, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 27 Mar. 1/5: [A man asked if he could get change for a ten dollar bill] ‘City money?’ asked the cautious clerk. ‘Oh, certainly,’ said the gentleman. ‘Do you think I should ask you to change any red dog stuff?’.at red dog, adj.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 31 Mar. 2/2: Note Holder. [to Banker] Well then, give me a red dog for it — for any kind of note is better than that.at red dog, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 29 Jan. 1/1: [headline] A Sanctimonious Loafer, and how he robbed his fellow boarder, and how he tried to come the double shuffle over [a police officer].at come the double shuffle (v.) under double shuffle, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 7 Feb. 2/2–3: At the better place, many of them can run their face for drinks.at run (on) one’s face (for) (v.) under face, n.
Morning Herald (N.Y.) 15 Jan. 2/5: ‘Starring the Glaze’ — This operation consists of taking a [glazier’s] diamond [...], and putting it [...] across some of those splendid panes of plate glass which decorate the modernized dry goods store.at star the glaze (v.) under glaze, n.
Morning Herald 4: ‘Can’t spare de change. Me granmaw died in Sout’ Afriky an’ I need di to float me over ter de fun’ral.’ ‘Quit yer kiddin’ an’ let me have a jitney.’.at jitney, n.
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