greaser

[Mullins, Bill]

Headline: From the St. Louis Revellie, March 31. Still Further from
Santa Fe;
Paper: The Pittsfield Sun.;  Date: 1847-04-15;   Vol: XLVII;   Iss:
2430;   Page: [2]; col 2.

"None of the Armijos were among the rabble; they appeared to be all
"greasers," that is, loafers.  Among them, one Cortez, of Moro valley,
was prominent."


>
> OED has 1849
>
> STILL MORE ABOUT THE MEXICAN WAR.
> Advocate of Peace (1847-1906); Mar/Apr 1848; 7, 15; APS Online pg. 187
>
> "A few evenings ago, as two of the Mississippians wer going
> up to camp, they were attacked by a small party of "greasers"."