1866 ‘George Eliot’ Felix Holt III 157: But you see, these riots – it’s been a nasty business. I shall have my hair combed at the sessions for a year to come.at comb someone’s hair (v.) under comb, v.
1866 ‘George Eliot’ Felix Holt II 105: Is the minister ill? I thought he looked creechy.at creechy, adj.
1866 ‘George Eliot’ Felix Holt I 257: A screwing fellow, by what I understand – a domineering fellow – who would expect men to do as he liked without paying them for it.at screw, v.