1874 J.H. Carter ‘Blood-Stained Boot-Jack’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 252: What! steal Miss Abigail and run away?at abigail, n.1
1874 J.H. Carter ‘The Unreconstructed’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 206: They had played a game of poker, which was quarter ante, straight.at ante, n.
1874 J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 15: Dennis soon found himself stationed behind ten cents’ worth of a two-bit Havana [HDAS].at get behind (v.) under behind, prep.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘The Blood-Stained Boot-Jack’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 257: Look heah, you better jest dry up and stop your blowin, You can’t scar me.at blowing, n.3
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Jim Cain’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 188: The rousters now were bilin’ / And for a fight were spilin’.at boiling, adj.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Blood-Stained Boot-Jack’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 254: Till Abigail sails with me o’er the brine.at briny, n.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Our Member From Duck Creek Settlement’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 220: I’ve nigh an’ agin seed him go on a bum. / He thought nothin’ ov takin’ a twenty mile tramp.at on a/the bum under bum, n.3
1874 J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 101: I’ve been on a terrible bum for the last year, and have been going down hill until I’m nothing but a wreck. Will you please advise me what course to pursue, that I may get up in the world again.at on the bum (adj.) under bum, adj.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Our Member From Duck Creek Settlement’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 219: [He] hinted the sheriff would be raise from his boots / Unless he divided an’ went in cahoots.at in cahoots (with) under cahoots, n.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Jim Kane’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 190: Jim [...] a chew of navy took.at chew, n.
1874 J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 188: Well, it wa’nt a fly that lit / On the side of his convex cone that day .at cone, n.
1874 J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 101: Reese will fetch you up if there’s any hope for you. He’s death on wrecks.at death on, adj.
1874 in J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 215: [song title] The Colored Flunky Band.at flunky, n.2
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Jim Kane’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 188: With a movement of his feet he — / Litfted off the top of Patrick’s gourd.at gourd, n.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Our Member From Duck Creek Settlement’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 219: He / Commenced fer to print a rip-snortin’ daily [...] His specials, double-leaded so fine, / From beginnin’ ’ter end wer the reg’lar grapevine.at grapevine, n.1
1874 J.H. Carter Log of Commodore Rollingpin 94: Three parts of laziness and one of pride will make a genuine hard-up.at hard-up, n.2
1874 J.H. Carter ‘The Battle of Spar Island’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 193: You orto’ve seen ’em hitch.at hitch, v.1
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Jim Kane’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 187: I reckon that quadruped [...] Would knock the socks off anything you’ve seen.at knock the socks off (v.) under knock, v.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Our Member From Duck Creek Settlement’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 221: Got his lamps on the White House — the President’s chair.at lamp, n.1
1874 J.H. Carter ‘The Unreconstructed’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 207: ’Twas ‘nigger’ luck that beat him, and ‘wan’t’ done upon the square.at nigger luck (n.) under nigger, n.1
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Our Member From Duck Creek Settlement’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 219: An’ right on the primises immijately he / Commenced fer to print a rip-snortin’ daily.at rip-snorting, adj.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘The Blood-Stained Boot-Jack’ in Log of Commodore Rollingpin 254: Let’s have a little snort.at snort, n.
1874 J.H. Carter ‘Fightin’ Bill’ Log of Commodore Rollingpin 199: Bill staid in the game with his deuces and trays.at tray, n.1