1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.
1830. Sir E. B. Lytton, Paul Clifford, p. 28. ed. 1854. ‘Vy, Paul,
my kid, you looks down in the chops; cheer up, care killed a cat.’
1834. W. H. Ainsworth, Rookwood. Two milling coves, each vide
avake, Vere backed to fight for heavy stake; But in the mean time,
so it vos, Both kids agreed to play a cross.
1892. Hume Nisbet, Bushranger’s Sweetheart, p. 118. He is like all
colonial kids, don’t know when he is well off.