1891 Worthington Advance (MN) 15 jan. 6/1: It was at the dfinner table that her eyes bunged out with surprise.at bung out (v.) under bung, v.1
1894 Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: ‘Roping’ means to work into the confidence of man under suspicion [...] and become so friendly that he will ‘leak’ what you are after.at leak, v.
1894 Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: Some of the biggest criminals [...] nod and smile when they meet some man who helped send them over the road.at over the road under road, n.
1894 Worthington Advance (MN) 31 May 6/2: The ordinary detective does more ‘roping’ and ‘shadowing’ than anything else.at rope, v.
1901 Worthington Advance (MN) 5 Apr. 2/5: A‘re you a Buffalo?’ [...] ‘You bet your neck I am’.at bet one’s neck (v.) under bet, v.
1907 Worthington Advance (MN) 6 Sept. 1/5: Peter gave chase and [...] his quarry [...] executed many, original, bold and fearless manouvres to elude the wrathy buckwheater.at buckwheat, n.