fessed

So finally Ulysses kind of fessed up, went up and said, I left you,

Remarks By The President On Air Force One ITY National Archives 2000

So finally Ulysses kind of fessed up, went up and said, I left you, I shouldn't have, I'm sorry, but we need you, will you come?

Remarks By President En Route From England ITY National Archives 2000

So finally Ulysses kind of fessed up, went up and said, I left you, I shouldn't have, I'm sorry, but we need you, will you come?

Remarks By The President Upon Returning From Ireland England ITY National Archives 2000

Page 24 room or to set at defiance College authority but on the contrary that he declined to recite when called on by Mr. Herrisse because he had not prepared the lesson and therefore as is common in all such cases — in the language of the students — "fessed" — using a slang phrase (very improperly) to signify the fact.

Letter from David L. Swain to Charles Manly, October 10, 1856 [Containing Enclosures from Elisha Mitchell, John Thomas Wheat, Albert Micajah Shipp, Charles Phillips, James Phillips, and Manuel Fetter] David Lowry 1856

I really wish I asked, "If the the entity you accused denied it at first and then" fessed "up so that the would avoid legal costs to fight in court."

doggdot.us 2008

Don't let's talk about them any more, Ross: I have 'fessed' all now. "

Not Pretty, but Precious Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford 1878

So I've nuver 'fessed' ligion to this day; I don't say this boastin '-- jist state the fact. "

Fisher's River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters 1859

I could not see someone trusting them even after they fessed up.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Dinhilion’s Review Forum 2009

The thief fessed up and the cops were waiting at the dock.

Party Boats (Freak Shows on the Sea) 2009

I once fessed up to Duke about my dislike for the Dodgers as a kid.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011