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Poems (1871) 103: Here comes Rosey’s new turn-out! Smart! You bet your life ’twas that! Nifty! (short for magnificat) [DA].at nifty, adj.
Poems (1871) 103: Here comes Rosey’s new turn-out! Smart! You bet your life ’twas that! Nifty! (short for magnificat) [DA]. ‘Chiquita’ in Poems 54: Did you know Briggs of Tuolumne? / Busted hisself in White Pine, and blew out his brains down in ’Frisco?at bust, v.1
‘Cicely’ in Poems 70: A month afore she was born, Cicely – my old woman – was moody-like and forlorn / Out of her head and crazy, and talked of flowers and trees.at out of one’s head (adj.) under head, n.
‘The Society upon the Stanislaus’ in Poems 84: But first I would remark, that it is not a proper plan / For any scientific gent to whale his fellow-man, /And, if a member don’t agree with his peculiar whim, / To lay for that same member for to ‘put a head’ on him.at put a (new) head on someone (v.) under head, n.
‘Penelope’ in Poems 77: Law! why, sho! I’m as weak as a gal.at law!, excl.
‘Jim’ Poems
52: Why, you limb. You ornery, / Derned old Long-legged Jim!at limb, n.
‘Chiquita’ Poems 55: Well, it ain’t six weeks ago the Jedge and his nevey / Struck for that ford in the night, the water all round us.at nevvy, n.
‘Dow’s Flat’ Poems
62: For a blow of his pick / Sorter caved in the side.at sort of, phr.
‘Jim’ in Poems 52: Why, you limb. You ornery, / Derned old Long-legged Jim!at ornery, adj.
‘Dow’s Flat’ in Poems 60: But Dow, in his well, kept a peggin’ in his usual ridikilous way.at peg away (v.) under peg, v.2
‘Chiquita’ in Poems 54: Did you know Briggs of Tuolumne? / Busted hisself in White Pine, and blew out his brains down in ’Frisco? / Hedn’t no savey.at savvy, n.
‘Cicely’ in Poems 74: Jest sling her a rhyme ’bout a baby that was born in a curious way.at sling, v.
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