DENNIS



I haven't found this elsewhere, either. It's from October 1830, "Rail

Shooting," pg. 68:



"Ask pardon; I was only wondering how you could shoot without any

locks." "The d---l you say--then 'I'm dennised.' So much for trusting

careless servants, and not cleaning one's own gun;--the fellow has put the

gun in the cover without the locks."



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