1897 W.D. Howells Landlord at Lion’s Head 445: Fust off, you know, I thought I’d sell to the other feller, because I could see in a minute what a thorn it’d be in Jeff’s flesh.at first off under first, adj.
1897 W.D. Howells Landlord at Lion’s Head 248: No more jays for me, no more jags for you. That’s what she say [...] mark of a lady know when to use – slang.at jag, n.2
1897 W.D. Howells Landlord at Lion’s Head 143: We don’t run the house like his one-horse European hotels.at one-horse (adj.) under one, adj.