1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 195: I seen right off that you was goin’ to fill your collar, fur’s the work was concerned.at fill one’s collar (v.) under collar, n.
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 209: Oh! and to ‘top off’ with, a mince-pie to die for.at to die (for), phr.
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 105: Dave got down on him fer some little thing or other, an’ he’s got his walkin’ papers.at get down on, v.1
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 169: Charley’s a likely ’nough boy some ways, but he hain’t got much ‘git there’ in his make-up.at get-there, n.
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 226: Till I was consid’able older ’n you be I had to scratch grav’l like all possessed.at scratch (the) gravel (v.) under gravel, n.
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 336: I putty much made up my mind to try another hitch-up.at hitch-up, n.
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 212: ‘My land!’ cried Mrs. Bixbee with an expression of horror.at my land! (excl.) under land, n.1
1898 E.N. Westcott David Harum 157: You’ve bled her fer shaves to the tune of sixty odd dollars in three years, an’ then got your int’rist in full.at shave, n.