1843 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 36: The editor of the Eagle was well aware, that after this outbreak he must ‘break for tall timber’.at take to the tall timber(s) (v.) under tall timber, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 111: ‘What, Missus dar, too!’ shouted the nigger [...] and off the cussed blueskin started fur the house.at blueskin, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 37: He lit upon the upper town and its member ‘like a thousand of brick!’.at like a ton of brick(s) (adv.) under brick, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 17: To sum it up, it is a little of government—a great deal of ‘bunkum’, sprinkled with a high seasoning of political juggling.at bunkum, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 63: I heerd Tom Jones swar he’d ‘chaw me up, ef an inch big of me was found in them diggins in the mornin’.at chaw, v.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 163: Tom had ‘come it’ over him for so many odd dinners, without a shadow of prospect for pay.at come it over (v.) under come it, v.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 105: About evenin’ I got my small dug-out, and [...] jest paddled over the drink.at drink, n.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 31: Throw yourself wide on the literary fixins and poetry, for the galls.at fixings, n.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 106: Thur never was a grittyer crowd congregated before on that stream.at gritty, adj.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 73: It’s my opinion, these squirtish kind a fellars ain’t perticuler hard-baked.at hard-baked (adj.) under hard, adj.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 33: Well, hoss, you’ve slashed the hide off ’er that feller, touched his raw, and rumpled his feathers — that’s the way to give him jessy.at give someone jesse (v.) under jesse, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 106: He was puttin’ in the biggest kind a licks in the way of courtin’.at lick, n.2
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 116: Away they started, ‘lickety-click,’ and arrived at the winning-post within touching distance of each other.at lickety-split, adv.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 59: The afarr raised jessy in Nettle Bottom, and Old Tom Jones’ yell [...] gives my meat a slight sprinklin’ of ager whenever I think on it.at meat, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 152: Captain and all hands are a set of cowardly pukes!at puke, n.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 73: He set his brain to work conning a most powerful speech, one that would knock the sand from under Hoss.at sand, n.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 31: Thar is a fellar of the inimy who’s dead bitter agin us and our town, so you must gin him scissors!at give someone scissors (v.) under scissors, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 109: I’m cussed if I hadn’t to turn round, too, and scratch for the snag agin!at scratch, v.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 106: The gals among ’em warn’t any on your pigeon creaturs, that a fellow dassent tech for fear of spilin’ ’em, but raal scroungers—any of ’em over fourteen could lick a bar, easy.at scrouger, n.1
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 73: It’s my opinion that these slicked up squirtish kind a fellars ain’t particular hard baked.at squirtish (adj.) under squirt, n.
1847 J.S. Robb Streaks of Squatter Life 142: Tom squared himself for a yarn, wet his lips with a little corn juice, took a small strip of Missouri weed, and let out .at yarn, n.