1833 John Neal Down-Easters I 88: D---d etarnal hot here, hey? – Hot as blue blazes.at blue blazes (n.) under blue, adj.5
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 61: Old Jerry P.R. Gage was the biggest gentleman ever you see, an’ so’s the whole bylin’ of ’em.at whole boiling lot, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 61: I know a feller ’twould whip the whool boodle of ’em an’ give ’em six.at whole boodle (n.) under boodle, n.1
1833 J. Neal ‘Robert Steele’ in Down-Easters 180: Botheration seize it, how do I know?at botheration!, excl.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 78: Lugging out a heavy silver watch [...] a genuine bull’s eye with a huge copper logging chain.at bull’s eye, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 95: I never could exactly understand [...] why the colored Americans are called cuffees.at cuffy, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 93: If you don’t, I will, by the Lord Harry!at by the Lord Harry! (excl.) under Lord Harry, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 79: See what a hell-fired noise the watch makes.at hell-fired (adj.) under hell, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 104: Let ’em lump it if they don’t like it, an’ squirm their hides off.at hide, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 99: Two o’ the stubbedest fellers ever I did see, and always at it!at at it under it, n.1
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 104: Let ’em lump it if they don’t like it, an’ squirm their hides off; that’s none o’ your look out – is it?at lookout, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters 66: How is their temper? Why you know as well as me—they’re right down ugly when they’re mad, clear niggerish.at niggerish (adj.) under nigger, n.1
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 197: I’ll – odds bobbs! I’ll beat you to death.at odsbobs! (excl.) under ods, n.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 64: You’re from tother side arter all, I’m a’ thinkin’? [...] From over there – away yender, pointing to the high seas.at other side (n.) under other, adj.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 65: Thats what they call gettin’ the yeller-boys, I spose – I’ve been there, an’ I’ve heern ’em say so many a time; pocky tarnal shame!at pocky, adj.
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 105: Glancing at the ladies’ cabin, where a tremendous pow wow had just broken out. Such a screaming of mothers! and such a squalling of babies!at pow-wow, n.
1833 John Neal Down-Easters I 91: Thank ye sir said the other, interrupting him with a good natured laugh – that’s what I call a smasher!at smasher, n.2
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 101: I shouldn’t wonder if he was to try, added the swapper on my left.at swapper, n.1
1833 J. Neal Down-Easters I 95: Now sir! why zounds an’ death, you lump of tarred rattlin with a figger-head to match.at zounds!, excl.