1900 H. Nisbet In Sheep’s Clothing 201: He felt that he had sold his pigs in a bad market. If he had waited, perhaps he might have met the right woman with even a larger dower.at bring one’s hogs to a fair market (v.) under bring, v.
1900 H. Nisbet In Sheep’s Clothing 264: The candid friend is like a black draught; wholesome, perhaps, during periods of plethora and ‘swollen head,’ but decidedly debilitating if too long continued.at swellhead, n.2