1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 77: Among the acknowledged sense-keepers of Pineville, Mr. Montgomery, the schoolmaster, stood ‘A. No.1’.at A-1, adj.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 21: The doctor was on the spot, but he had been to Augusta and knew a thing or two about circuses.at know a thing or two, v.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 173: ‘’Shaw, I wouldn’t care a tinker’s cus,’ said Sam, ‘if I only jest hadn’ta killed Blaze.’.at not care a tinker’s (curse), v.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 170: Thunder and Lightnin’! [...] I’ve shot old Blaze!at thunder and lightning!, excl.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 77: It was just the easiest thing in the world for him to blow all Sammy Stonestreet’s cherished notions to Ballyhack.at balahack, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 169: Old Betsey here toats fifteen buckshot and a ball, and slings ’em to kill.at betsy, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 140: You’ve got your friends round you now, and you can talk big, sir.at talk big (v.) under big, adv.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 49: All the hair was off his head, and his face was as black as the very old blazes.at old blazes (n.) under blazes, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 153: The devil will make a blizzard of my soul for it.at blizzard, n.1
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: Just give Bill Sweeny a fair shake, and he can whoop blue blazes out of ye.at blue blazes (n.) under blue, adj.5
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 167: Then there was a kick or two and a blow with the frying-pan – ‘take that, you bowdacious fool’.at bodacious, adj.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 67: Dadfetch me if I’s the chap to be fooled with petticoats.at dad-burn, v.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 108: Well, now! [...] you is done it! – here’s a business!at business, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 74: Them devils is got clean off after all. Pete Hopkins ain’t no better nor he should be, and I wouldn’t sware he wasn’t in cahoot with ’em.at in cahoots (with) under cahoots, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: ‘I’m your boy,’ said Joe, ‘I’s another chick to Bill Sweeny!’.at chick, n.1
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 41: Then, too, might be seen the torpid clay-eater, his bloated, watery countenance illuminated by the [...] rum.at clay-eater (n.) under clay, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 141: Now’s the time to cut his comb, major.at comb-cut, v.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 82: Well [...] if that aint a nice come off, dadfetch me!at come-off, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 172: We won’t hear the end of this bis’ness for a coon’s age you see if we do.at coon’s age (n.) under coon, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 35: ‘Now doctor,’ called out the clown, ‘if you want to see a cracker’s neck cracked---’.at cracker, n.3
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 47: Some oudacious cus-o’thunder [...] jest come and tuck my bundle, and the jug of spirits and everything.at cuss, n.1
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 143: Do you think he has cut out, sure enough?at cut out, v.3
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 172: If I hadn’ta been completely dumfoozled, I’d never a killed Blaze like I did.at dumfoozled, adj.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 108: Here’s a business! But that’s always the way with you – there’s everlastin’ly something happenin’ whenever —.at everlastingly, adv.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 34: Give Bill Sweeny a fair shake, and he can whoop blue blazes out of ye.at fair shake, n.
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 57: You’s fixed me off and made a widder of my wife and children. I’s a dead man!at fix, v.1
1845 W.T. Thompson Chronicles of Pineville 32: ‘I’s another chick to Bill Sweeny!’ ‘The h-ll you is!’.at hell, the, phr.