RICE
NOUNS
► CHINESE GRITS rice → 1967 Amer. dial.
► CHINKBERRIES rice → World War II Amer. sl.
► JOHN CHINAMAN boiled rice → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► MOONSHINE 1. rice → 1933 Amer. dial.
2. rice and raisins cooked together (eaten by cowboys) → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SKIPPING JENNY rice and peas cooked together → 1952 Amer. dial.
► STRIKE-ME-BLIND rice → 1904 nautical sl. (Bk.)
► SWAMP-SEED among sailors: rice → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► THREE BLIND MICE a sack of rice → 20C rhyming sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► RICE-BAG a rice planter → 1903 Amer. sl. (Bk.)