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The Salt Roads choose

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[US] N. Hopkinson Salt Roads 3: She’d best watch herself. Slightest thing she did that mispleased the backra man, he’d pack her off.
at backra-man (n.) under backra, adj.
[US] N. Hopkinson Salt Roads (2004) 12: ‘Honour, ma tant!’ she called out. [...] ‘Respect!’ Mer cried, returning Tipingee’s greeting.
at respect (due), phr.
[US] N. Hopkinson Salt Roads 9: Every man jack of us as we got off the slave ship, the white god’s priest used sea water to make the magic cross on our foreheads.
at every man jack (n.) under every, adj.
[US] N. Hopkinson Salt Roads 9: Tales flow from Hopping John mouth the way shit flows from a duck’s behind [...] Always talking my business. Nayga-run-to-backra somethimes is in such a hurry to tell tales.
at nagah, n.
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