subs. phr. (American).—Secret tactics. [The pea-nut buries its pods after flowering, a process by which the nuts are ripened.]
1887. New York Mail, 27 May. Governor Hill to-day said what he thought of Quarantine Commissioner T. C. Platt’s letter, offering to resign his post, if the Governor would consent not to play PEANUT POLITICS, and would appoint Colonel Fred Grant in his stead.
