1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 384: I’ll shaow him to yeh in th’ jerk of a lamb’s tail.at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 274: ‘Right you air, tew!’ Milton responded.at right you are!, excl.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 1: Ole Sabriny’s got her back up this time to stay.at get one’s back up (v.) under back, n.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 296: By Cracky! [...] don’t it beat natur’!at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 384: It makes a man ashamed [...] to see th’ foolish ways these here blockheads git caught.at blockhead, n.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 198: Especially if Abe Beekman, up in Jay County, tries any of his funny work.at funny business, n.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 280: P’raps you kin git an idee by this time haow the Jay caounty cat’s goin’ to jump.at see which way the cat jumps (v.) under cat, n.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 112: What are they chewing on to-night? [...] the Sigel racket?at chew (it) over (v.) under chew, v.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 124: I’m sick and tired of getting out telegraph for these chuckle-headed printers to throw on the floor!at chuckleheaded, adj.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 106: Aw, come off! You’re rushin’ the season. Hop’s ain’t ripe yet.at come off!, excl.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 187: Nothing less like the bachelor’s den dear to tradition can be imagined.at den, n.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 339: Over in Jay we wouldn’t elect sech a dumb-head to be a hog-reeve.at dumbhead (n.) under dumb, adj.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night.at everlastingly, adv.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night [...] The sooner those fakirs understand that they can’t play Tecumseh people for chumps, the better.at fakir, n.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 1: Ef ther’ ain’t a flare-up in this haouse ’fore long, I miss my guess.at flare-up, n.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 113: Great old man, that [...] there’s no flies on him!at no flies on..., phr.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 5: He ain’t the boss here, by a jug-full!at by a jugful under jug, n.1
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 79: I was kine o’ wond’rin’ ef this here notion o’ Seth’s goin’ away wouldn’t knock it all in th’ head.at knock it on the head (v.) under knock, v.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night. Wasn’t it a scorcher, though?at scorcher, n.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 107: You just everlastingly gave it to that snide show to-night [...] The sooner those fakirs understand that they can’t play Tecumseh people for chumps, the better.at snide, adj.
1887 H. Frederic Seth’s Brother’s Wife 322: Ef you’ve got anythin’ to say, spit it aout!at spit it out! (excl.) under spit, v.