1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 104: ‘I don’t care to be anybody’s fool for nothing.’ ‘Right you are.’.at right you are!, excl.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 182: They come off about two bells, purty dirty with the powder and grease.at bell, n.1
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 271: He was too big a bug to spend his time learnin’ niggers.at bug, n.1
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 209: The bullet-headed, dark-woolled youth of African descent who was his body-servant, appeared [...] bearing a cup of ‘Navy mud,’ alias coffee.at bullet-headed, adj.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 271: He had occasion to go to New York, and like a darn fool – beg your pardon, ladies – he took Cato along with him.at Cato, n.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 180: Smiley . — ‘So he’s in the brig.’ Ap Jones. — ‘Yes ; He languishes in choky.’.at chokey, n.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 186: D--n my eyes, you ought to be squeezed!at damn (someone’s) eyes! (excl.) under damn, v.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 271: He had occasion to go to New York, and like a darn fool – beg your pardon, ladies – he took Cato along with him.at darn, adj.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 151: Men a-crawlin’ up [...] tryin’ to get up and droppin’ back, ker splush!at ker-, pfx
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 209: The bullet-headed, dark-woolled youth of African descent who was his body-servant, appeared [...] bearing a cup of ‘Navy mud,’ alias coffee.at mud, n.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 233: I leave it to you if I’m likely to come across as pretty a piece, and as rich, too, as Mary.at piece, n.
1875 F.H. Sheppard Love Afloat 55: I shouldn’t care to be shown off as a queer fish.at queer fish (n.) under queer, adj.