1899 Little Falls Herald (MN) 24 Nov. 6/3: ’To crittercize no man has a right.’ Tis treason, sure ez beans is beans.at sure as hogs are made of bacon under sure as..., phr.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the ‘gee’ springs a fat roll, tip the ollie a finif to vamp until the blow off.at blow off, n.2
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Hunch him [i.e. the loser] over to the juice joint and throw the bull con, but lead him off the lot before he gets hep and makes a roar for his wad, or starts a clemm.at clem, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the spieler should happen to fumble the pill while the dough is up, it is best to cop and blow at once.at cop and blow (v.) under cop, v.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the ‘gee’ springs a fat roll, tip the ollie a finif to vamp until the blow off.at finnif, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the ‘gee’ springs a fat roll, tip the ollie a finif to vamp until the blow off.at gee, n.2
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops.at geezer, n.1
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops; then, if the gilly digs in his keyser [sic] or goes south for soft, give him a flash of the little dinkie doodle ball.at gilly, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When [the victim] is up against it good and cops the wrong nut, have the staller readyto split him from any hobnails that come up to knock.at hobnail, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Hunch him [i.e. the loser] over to the juice joint and throw the bull con, but lead him off the lot before he gets hep and makes a roar for his wad, or starts a clemm.at juice joint (n.) under juice, n.1
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops; then, if the gilly digs in his keyser [sic] or goes south for soft, give him a flash of the little dinkie doodle ball.at keister, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Make a hot lamas before the rube gets the green in his mit, and do a ringer before making another pitch.at do a lam (v.) under lam, n.1
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops; then, if the gilly digs in his keyser [sic] or goes south for soft, give him a flash of the little dinkie doodle ball.at soft money, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] The boosters must tip the nut spieler if any ollies are piping.at ollie, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the spieler should happen to fumble the pill while the dough is up, it is best to cop and blow at once.at pill, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] The boosters must tip the nut spieler if any ollies are piping.at pipe, v.3
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Make a hot lamas before the rube gets the green in his mit, and do a ringer before making another pitch.at pitch, n.1
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops.at plugger, n.3
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops.at push, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Make a hot lamas before the rube gets the green in his mit, and do a ringer before making another pitch.at do a ringer (v.) under ringer, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the ‘gee’ springs a fat roll, tip the ollie a finif to vamp until the blow off.at fat roll (n.) under roll, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] Make a hot lamas before the rube gets the green in his mit, and do a ringer before making another pitch.at rube, n.1
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops; then, if the gilly digs in his keyser [sic] or goes south for soft, give him a flash of the little dinkie doodle ball.at dip south (v.) under south, adv.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: [of the operator of a shell game under shell n.] How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the spieler should happen to fumble the pill while the dough is up, it is best to cop and blow at once.at spieler, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When [the victim] is up against it good and cops the wrong nut, have the staller readyto split him from any hobnails that come up to knock.at staller, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] When the steerer gets the geezer in the push, let the boosters stall until the main plugger cops.at steerer, n.
1905 Little Falls Herald (MN) 31 Mar. 3/3: How to Operate the Shell Game with Profit [...] If the ‘gee’ springs a fat roll, tip the ollie a finif to vamp until the blow off.at vamp, v.2
1919 Little Falls Herald (MN) 14 Feb. 5/4: There were a number of American Bolshevik sympathizers there. We referred to them as ‘mushheaded’.at mush-headed (adj.) under mush-head, n.