1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] Lame Jake, the fidlam-ben, / For shoving spuds, my dears, / Went up the old stone pitcher road.at fidlum-ben, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] He’s in the ring, my bene-coves, / And fly on all the jerks.at bene cove (n.) under bene, adj.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] My cracksmen all and natty kids, / Clyfakers and the rest.at cly-faker (n.) under cly, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] Let Blowens flash their ivories and toast the cops to-night.at cop, n.1
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] I have no fears of cuffin-queers / Nor bobbies on the vew.at cuffin-queer (n.) under cuffin, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] He’s cutty-eyed particular / To have his little rake.at cutty-eyed (adj.) under cutty-eye, v.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] I’ve been inclined to make a change / Since Jerry hopped the twig, / And sang his dismal ditty, boys, / And danced old boss’s jig.at dance old boss’s jig (v.) under dance, v.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] I’vew been inclined to make a change / Since Jerry hopped the twig, / And sang his dismal ditty, boys, / And danced old boss’s jog.at dismal ditty, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] I’ve got a fakement from a friend, / An enterprising gent.at fakement, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] Farewell, gonnoffs and gnostics all, / And gillies sweet and free.at gill, n.1
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] Farewell, gonnoffs and gnostics all, / And gillies sweet and free.at gnostic, n.
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] Lame Jake, the fidlam-ben, / For shoving spuds, my dears, / Went up the old stone pitcher road.at stone jug, n.1
1874 Cairo Bull. (Cairo, IL) 5 Nov. 2/3: [from The Graphic, London] My cracksmen all and natty kids, / Clyfakers and the rest.at natty lad (n.) under natty, adj.
1875 Cairo Bull. (IL) 24 Mar. 2/3: Can’t you see nothin’, you dash-dashed, aig-suckin’, sheep-stealin’, one-eyed son of a stuffed monkey!at dashed, adj.
1875 Cairo Bull. (IL) 24 Mar. 2/3: Can’t you see nothin’, you dash-dashed, aig-suckin’, sheep-stealin’, one-eyed son of a stuffed monkey!at egg-sucking, adj.
1875 Cairo Bull. (IL) 24 Mar. 2/3: Can’t you see nothin’, you dash-dashed, aig-suckin’, sheep-stealin’, one-eyed son of a stuffed monkey!at one-eyed, adj.
1875 Cairo Bulletin (IL) 27 july 2/2: The Eagle expresses it, ‘by an individual who is endeavouring to keep body and soul together by publishing a one-horse nose rag’.at nose rag (n.) under nose, n.
1880 Cairo Bull. (IL) 18 June 4/4: The Republicans of Cairo are dead ducks [...] Let them arouse themselves, shake the fleas out of their feathers [...] and crow.at shake the fleas out of one’s pants (v.) under shake, v.
1906 Cairo Bull. (IL) 16 June 3/5: The river rats are a great nuisance [...] Their chief occupation is fishing, stealing and raiding fields along the river.at river rat, n.
1909 Cairo Bulletin (IL) 6 Mar. 2/3: Her desire to know [...] together with his dodbusted pride, laid the foundation [etc.].at dod-busted (adj.) under dod, n.1
1913 Cairo Bulletin (IL) 28 Feb. 1/7: Joe said he was going to have his share [...] or he and de other boys would sure pickle it on ’lection day.at pickle, v.