1936 Monks & Finklehoffe Brother Rat I i: The smoothest fourteen-carat number that ever hit the Shenandoah valley.at eighteen-carat, adj.
1936 Monks & Finklehoffe Brother Rat I i: Why is she down here on Harrington’s bid? Think she’s playing me cozy?at play it cozy (v.) under cozy, adv.
1936 Monks & Finklehoffe Brother Rat II ii: [baseball] If you give him a high one, he’ll murder it.at murder, v.