1911 H.S. Truman letter in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 23: A pretty good piano player, Ivory tickler, as Shorty Short says.at ivory-tickler (n.) under ivory, n.
1912 H.S. Truman letter 30 Jan. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 70: You ought to see me teach blockheaded Masons how to talk.at blockheaded, adj.
1912 H.S. Truman letter 26 Nov. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 105: I guess I’ll be a clodhopper and pay the grafters.at clodhopper, n.
1913 H.S. Truman letter 30 Sept. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 137: Hoffman’s man tried to sell us an old banged-up Hinze piano.at banged up, adj.1
1913 H.S. Truman letter 30 Sept. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 137: I have been working like Sam Hill this morning.at Sam Hill, n.
1913 H.S. Truman letter 30 Sept. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 137: There was a punk show on at the Hip.at Hip, the, n.
1913 H.S. Truman letter 2 Sept. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 135: You are going to get your letter on Tuesday if everything holds together and ink don’t play out.at play out (v.) under play, v.
1913 H. Truman letter 21 Jan. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 111: She finally decided that I am a very poor stick to talk to.at stick, n.
1914 H.S. Truman letter 8 Sept. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 174: It is necessary to see the Chink doctor every day this week.at Chink, adj.
1917 H.S. Truman letter 28 Oct. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 233: I have to get the canteen in apple-pie order.at apple-pie order, n.
1917 H.S. Truman letter 21 Oct. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 232: We’ll be hard-boiled and bomb-happy when we get to Berlin.at -happy, sfx
1917 in H.S. Truman in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 227: We are all as happy as can be expected for a bunch of house plants.at house-plant (n.) under house, n.1
1917 H.S. Truman letter 3 Oct. in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 228: From then on until twelve-thirty salesmen nearly ran me ragged.at run someone ragged (v.) under run, v.
1928 H.S. Truman letter 15 July in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 335: It has been customary for some years for the reserves to have a ‘badger fight’ [...] Well a badger fight is not a very ladylike affair nor is it intended to be.at badger, n.2
1932 H.S. Truman letter 13 July in Ferrell Dear Bess (1983) 347: I got a skinning for not doing it some other way.at skinning, n.2