1873 Spirit of Age (Woodstock, VT) 15 May 1/4: Great men are scrace, but Big men are as thick as Job’s biles.at big man (n.) under big, adj.
1873 Spirit of Age (Woodstock, VT) 15 May 1/4: Do yer s’pose I’se gwine to hab yer morals reptured by de white trash! [...] if I eber cotch yer munnicatin’ wid de white trash any mo’ [...] I’ll brack yer head.at white trash, n.
1875 Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT) 2 June 3/3: Woe! to the bridegroom if neighbor Pitkin gets his bread-hooks fastened on him.at bread hooks (n.) under bread, n.1