1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 339: To make a cold max — To make a perfect recitation.at cold, adj.
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 234: There is ‘dead-loads’ of smoking tobacco.at dead loads (n.) under dead, adv.
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 64: When you and I and Benny, and all the others too, / Are called before the ‘final board’ our course of life to view, / May we never ‘fess’ on any point, but straight be told to go, / And join the army of the blest at Benny Havens’, oh!at fess, v.
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 255: My ‘goose-tracks’ did the cadets grieve, I’m Chaplain in the Army [HDAS].at goose tracks (n.) under goose, n.4
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 227: But we must sit still, and be patiently stewed / Like a pot-full of ‘Mess-hall slumgudgeon’.at slumgullion, n.
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 229: My ancient joy of ‘spoonying,’ / Is all knocked into smash.at smash, n.1
1871 O.E. Wood West Point Scrap-Book 338: Spooney Man. – A ladies’ man. Spooney Letter. – A love-letter.at spoony, adj.