1868 Norfolk Virginian (VA) 24 Oct. 1/2: A trio of negroes [were] charged with gambling in a ‘dead fall’ on the corner of union Street and hardy’s lane.at dead fall (n.) under dead, adj.
1896 Norfolk Virginian (VA) 7 Nov. 2/6: Suffolk got the pigskin and kicked it back fifteen yards.at pigskin, n.