1848 E. Bennett Mike Fink 10/1: We’ll catch the fever and ager [...] and that’ll shake the day-lights out o’ us [OED].at beat the (living) daylight(s) out of (v.) under daylights, n.
1848 E. Bennett Mike Fink 9/1: Jest keep that ugly fly-trap o’ yourn shut.at flytrap (n.) under fly, n.3
1848 E. Bennett Mike Fink 10/1: Well, ef it’s all up, I ’spect we mought as well start our trotters, boys.at trotter, n.