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[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 410: The Creole Blacks [...] hold the Africans in the utmost contempt, stiling them, ‘salt-water Negroes’, and ‘Guiney birds’.
at guinea bird, n.2
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 319: Grog, Toddy, Kill-devil – Liquors, whose choicest ingredient is rum.
at kill-devil (n.) under kill, v.
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 427: Negroe’s name, Mundingo.
at mungo, n.1
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica 410: The Creole Blacks [...] hold the Africans in the utmost contempt, stiling them, ‘salt-water Negroes’, and ‘Guiney birds’; but value themselves on their own pedigree.
at salt-water negro, n.
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 328: Europeans [...] are too easily led aside to give a loose to every kind of sensual delight: on this account some black or yellow quasheba is sought for.
at quashiba, n.
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 427: The Negroes seem very fond of reduplications [...] as walky-walky, talky-talky [...] fum-fum.
at talkee-talkee, n.
[WI] E. Long Hist. of Jamaica II 328: Europeans [...] are too easily led aside to give a loose to every kind of sensual delight: on this account some black or yellow quasheba is sought for.
at yellow, adj.
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