1888 W. Besant Fifty Years Ago 169: The outward and visible signs of rum were indeed various. First, there was the red and swollen nose, next, the nose beautifully painted with grog-blossoms.at grog blossom (n.) under blossom, n.2
1888 W. Besant Fifty Years Ago 163: The Royal Saloon, Piccadilly, where one looked in for a ‘few goes of the max’.at max, n.
1888 W. Besant Fifty Years Ago 42: The turnpike has gone, and the pikeman with his apron has gone.at pike-man (n.) under pike, n.2