1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 146: Leab a lady and a gemmen lost in the woods, and neither take ’em on nor take ’em back! – lor-a-massy!at lor-a-massy/-mussy!, excl.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 177: I’ll fight for you, or run for you, take scalp or cut stick, shake fist or show leg.at show a leg, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 117: Your blooded brown horse has absquotulated!at absquatulate, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 75: Had the gallant captain of horse-thieves boasted the blood, as he afterwards did the name, of an ‘alligator half-breed,’ he could have scarce conducted himself in a way more worthy of his parentage.at alligator, n.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods II 246: He [...] launched his broad-horn on the narrow bosom of the Salt, and was soon afterwards transformed into a Mississippi alligator.at alligator (horse) (n.) under alligator, n.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 87: I see’d the creatur’ have a fit, – a right up-and-down touch of the falling sickness.at up-and-down, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 183: Don’t stop to ax questions, but run – cut and run.at cut and run, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 37: It war a reggelar fair knock-down-and-drag-out, and I lick’d him!at knock-down (and) drag-out, n.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 23: Down went the Major, shot right through the hips, slam-bang.at slam-bang, adv.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 192: Does thee boggle at the skin, because of its hardness.at boggle, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 156: It was Doe who, for the bravo’s price, and with the bravo’s baseness [...] struck the blow.at bravo, n.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods II 37: Truly this is a pretty piece of business for thee, Nathan Slaughter!at business, n.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 260: Not caring a four-pence ha’penny for the whole everlasting set of them.at not care twopence, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 36: He ar’n’t much to speak on, for all of his looking so much like coffin-meat at the first jump.at coffin meat (n.) under coffin, n.1
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 164: There’s a bargain first to be struck between us, afore I comes up to the rack.at come up to the rack (or jump the fence) (v.) under come up, v.1
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 92: Red-skins! you half-niggers! you ’coon whelps! you snakes!at coon, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods II 96: Jist let’s have another crack at the villains.at have a crack at (v.) under crack, n.1
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 80: I have made myself jist the d---dest rascal that was ever made of a white man.at damnedest (adj.) under damned, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 77: This same sodger younker [...] has been butchering Shawnees there, aye, and in this d---d town too.at damned, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 182: Here’s for you, you everlasting varmints – due you darndest!at do one’s darnedest (v.) under darned, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods II 85: I came here to show [...] that I’m the man, Ralph Stackpole, to die dog for them that pats me.at die dog (or shite the licence) (v.) under die, v.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 42: Five Indians, a detachment and rearguard, as it proved, of the very party he was dogging [,...] stole upon him unawares and made him a prisoner.at dog, v.1
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods III 177: What’s to become of the crittur, when I’m done for?at done for, adj.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 37: A right-down soldier-looking Captain he is too.at right down, adv.
1837 R.M. Bird Nick of the Woods I 183: Cut and run, Capting, for there’s an everlasting sight of ’em behind me!at everlasting, adj.