1792 Nimble and Quick 3: The greatest enemies whores have, are the French and Small-pox.at French, n.
1792 Nimble and Quick 4: It would puzzle a philosopher to give the preference to a Chimney-sweeper or a Tom-turdman, they are both useful members of the community.at tom turdman (n.) under tom, n.1
1850 N. and Q. 1st Ser. I 352/2: I have often heard military men talk of swot, meaning thereby mathematics; and persons eminent in that science are termed ‘good swots’.at swot, n.