1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: He abominated high falutin speeches, and he had no use for petty argufiers.at argufier (n.) under argufy, v.
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: He was the national big dog with a brass collar.at big dog with the brass collar, n.
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: Whenever he had anything to do he did it up brown.at do up brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: He was fond of paddling his own canoe, and seldom cahooted with any one.at cahoot, v.
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: he held his promises sacred, and when he made one he was pretty sure to come up to the chalk.at come up to (the chalk) (v.) under come up, v.1
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: When the mischief was to pay [...] he did not stop to complain about it, but instantly gave the order to ‘fire up’.at fire up, v.
1868 Tarboro’ Southerner (NC) 28 May 4/2: Though a native born big-bug, he never had the swell-head.at swellhead, n.2