Soger

A "soger" -- one who, so far, had done no work -- relieved him, and he mustered his men, all but two in the engine room, to a council amidships. ❋ Morgan Robertson (1888)

The captain called him a "soger," [note 1] and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him. ❋ Unknown (1869)

"soger," [1] and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him. ❋ Richard Henry Dana (1848)

And you have a notion to make a soger of him, they tell me. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

They cannot make a soger of you against your will. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

I hae freends con-nekit wi 'the auldest clans, and though I'm, in a mainner o' speakin ', i' the tail o 'Doom, as I was i' the tail o 'his faither afore him -- peace wi' him, he was the grand soger! ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

And some other folks I know of was so fast to perserve _her_ nootrality, that she came over to Mexico so as to be near bye to do it, but if this court hain't laborin 'under a teckinal error a few Pea-crackers traded off their soger overcotes for white pine ones. ❋ Various (N/A)

He was within, cutting up an "old soger" to smoke in his pipe. ❋ Various (N/A)

I'll make him a soger if I can, and I'll make him hate the name of ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

By my soldiering experience I learned some things which it would have been impossible to learn had I never 'gone for a soger.' ❋ Various (N/A)

"Look-a-hear," continued the old woman; "this ere soger wants to know if you be for Union?" ❋ Alf Burnett (N/A)

Wid his big soger coat buttoned up to his t'roat, all weathers he would dare -- ❋ Various (N/A)

What you never knew, nor never will know, would fill your little ship so full she'd sink, Henry, or I'm a soger. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"And now, between ourselves," said the Cornal, leaning over with a show of intimacy and even friendliness, "have you any notion yourself of being a soger?" ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

I nebber tink de soger look just de ting widout de regimental. ❋ John Turvill Adams (N/A)

"A walk wi 'that fine soger from t' Manor!" roared Bramber furiously. ❋ Sax Rohmer (1921)

The captain called him a “soger, ”1 and promised to “ride him down as he would the main tack; ” and when officers are once determined to “ride a man down, ” it is a gone case with him. ❋ Unknown (1909)

The captain was too “wide awake” for him, and beginning upon him at once, gave him a grand blow-up, in true nautical style—“You’re a lazy, good-for-nothing rascal; you’re neither man, boy, soger, nor sailor! you’re no more than a thing aboard a vessel! you don’t earn your salt; you’re worse than a Mahon soger! ❋ Unknown (1909)

” This enraged the mate, who called him a “black soger; ” and at it they went, clenching, striking, and rolling over and over; while we stood by, looking on, and enjoying the fun. ❋ Unknown (1909)

But man is a soger, and life is a faught: [soldier, fight] ❋ William Allan Neilson (1907)