1883 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl 19 Dec. 3/2: Charlie Willard was a practical joker; he was what the many victimized darkies called ‘a ba-ad man’.at bad, adj.
1884 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (MT) 19 Apr. 1/5: Most any one can kick a foot ball. It’s just as easy as falling off a log.at easy as falling off a log, adj.
1885 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 6 Aug. 3/2: Robertson [...] has been punching cows as hard as anybody during the past few days.at punch cows, v.
1887 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 3/2: [...] not liking the idea of being at the mercy of any drinken outfit that may be disposed to throw lead about promiscuously.at throw lead (v.) under lead, n.
1893 Yellowstone Dly Jrnl (Miles City, CT) 13 Apr. 2/4: Blankety blank the dad binged billy be dad busted slippery old coal hole covers to stagnation, and back again.at billy-be-damned, adj.
1893 Yellowstone Dly Jrnl (Miles City, CT) 13 Apr. 2/4: Blankety blank the dad binged billy be dad busted slippery old coal hole covers to stagnation, and back again.at blankety-blank, phr.
1893 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 2/2: A bartender [...] was seized with the infection and [...] both rancher and ‘poison shover’ were in the condition called fighting drunk.at poison shover (n.) under poison, n.
1893 Dly Yellowstone Jrnl (Miles City, MO) 18 Nov. 2/2: Junction has always been a frontier town [...] We are not at all surprised, then, at hearing occasionally of some person or persons ‘shooting up’ the town.at shoot up, v.1