1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar 107: We is allers ready to chip in ekal in the game.at chip in, v.
1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar 22: He’s clar [sic] grit all through.at clear grit (n.) under clear, adj.2
1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar 93: Why, the first day I came here on business, the old man froze me so that I couldn’t thaw a deposit out of my pocket.at freeze, v.2
1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar 22: Tricked, fooled, like a child! and through means of this treacherous, drunken tool.at tool, n.1