1825 15 Dec. 3/1 We hope, for the honour and character of the state, that neither the legislature nor the people, will Jew the items of expence.
1833 L. Dow (1849) 189 If they [sc. the Jews] will Jew people, they cannot flourish among Yankees, who are said to �outjew� them in trading.
a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in (1847) 3rd Ser. 267 Is it that way you'd Jew one?
1847 W. Irving Let. 30 Apr. in (1864) IV. i. 7 Some mode of screwing and jewing the world out of more interest than one's money is entitled to.
1848 W. Bagley Let. 14 Mar. in N. E. Eliason (1956) 279, I Jewed old Galloway down to 1�50 for ploughs.
1851 H. Mayhew I. 368/1 Some of the ladies in the squares..sets to work Jewing away as hard as they can, pricing up their own things, and downcrying yourn.
1870 7 July 5340/1 This bill supposes that Congress..is ready to commence jewing down the pay of its General.
1872 14 Oct. 8/2 The prices [for lodging] asked vary�the lodger being generally asked as much as it is thought he will give. If he jews, he will get it for comparatively little.
1891 2 Nov. 7/3 He'd take care he didn't �Jew� him again.
1897 R. M. Ferguson 172 They'll not jew us�we're no' sae hieland.
1908 <3< 324 Jew, to beat down the price. �I tried to jew him, but he wouldn't jew.�
1926 1 July 3, I make my retail prices about half way between grocery store wholesale and retail prices, and do not stand for any �jewing� down.
1937 Apr. 25 Thought we might get the divorce a little under fifty dollars. Maybe we might jew the young man down.
1939 A. Powell v. 140 Then we can meet again and jew each other down.
1946 W. G. Hammond 121 Both here and at the mountain top we were unmercifully jewed for all the refreshments.
1947 L. Z. Hobson i. 9 Now she was describing the large new house she and D*** wanted to buy. �Did you close the sale on the old place?� Mrs. Green asked. �Not yet. That cheap Pat Curran keeps trying to Jew us down.�
1968 L. Rosten 142 Just as some Gentiles use �Jew� as a contemptuous synonym for too-shrewd, sly bargaining (�He tried to J
1970 R. Lowell 69 This embankment, jewed�No, yankeed�by the highways down to a grassy lip.
1971 R. Thomas xxi. 184, I say how much and he says this much and I say it's not enough so we jew around with each other until we make a price.
1972 May 83 Jew the fruitman down for his last Christmas tree.
1972 11 May 301/1, I got jewed down..over the cheap offer.