1868 Greenock Teleg. 24 July 3/1: William Carr [...] who is at a loss for a designationfor six days in the week [...] on the Sunday [...] walks to Port-Glasgow and there dubs himself a bona fide traveller.at bona fide, n.
1868 Greenock Teleg. 24 July 3/2: Mr Street [...] made himself so conspicuous in hissing Mr Christie [...] as to get a deserved bonneting for his pains.at bonnet, v.
1868 Greenock Teleg. 24 July 3/1: Isabella Walker [...] came out of jail yesterday [...] and, having been a tee-totaller [...] because she could not get it, she thought she would take ‘wan’ to do her good .at one, n.1
1868 Greenock Teleg. 24 July 3/1: The Bailie said that [...] he would strongly advise her to put in the pin and keep herself sober.at put in the pin (v.) under pin, n.
1878 Greenock Teleg. 25 Dec. 2/3: When such a calamity as the fall of Jellalabad is announced, they take to their heels and sing dumb.at sing dumb (v.) under sing, v.
1879 Greenock Teleg. 19 June 4/1: If Dr Manning were to throw blame on that ‘schism-shop’ to which he himself formerly belonged [etc].at schism-shop, n.
1881 Greenock Teleg. 1 June 2/2: ‘If I speak you will not believe m,e and for that I will sing dumb’.at sing dumb (v.) under sing, v.
1908 Greenock Teleg. 24 Apr. 4/6: Yankee Slang [...] ‘cutting up didoes,’ laying pranks.at cut up a dido, v.
1908 Greenock Teleg. 24 Apr. 4/6: Yankee Slang [...] ‘burning a student’s lamp,’ smoking a cigarette.at student’s lamp (n.) under student, n.