1867 St Cloud Jrnl (MN) 5 Dec. 3/3: ‘Something of the “sockdologer” style would suit us precisely’.at sockdolager, n.
1870 St Cloud Jrnl (MN) 27 Oct. 5/1: ‘What made him do queer things all his life?’ I answered, ‘He was always odd as Dick’s hatband’.at odd as Dick’s hatband (adj.) under Dick’s hatband, n.
1871 St Cloud Jrnl (MN) 7 Dec. 1/8: As noiselessly as her great clodhopping boots will permit, Miss Herrick approaches.at clodhopping, adj.
1872 St Cloud Jrnl (MN) 4 Jan. 1/8: My dear boy, she would comb your hair with a three-legged stool.at comb someone’s hair (v.) under comb, v.