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[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 103: ‘There they are, aunt* Clary,’ said Evelina [*‘Aunt’ and ‘mauma,’ or ‘maum,’ its abbreviation, are terms of respect, commonly used by children, to aged negroes].
at aunt, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 28: I didn’t care about trading, but you cut such high shines that I thought I’d like to back you out, and I’ve done it.
at back someone out (v.) under back, v.2
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 194: Well, the law me, I’m clear beat!
at beat, adj.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 28: Blame my buttons [...] if I like them eyes.
at blame, v.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 52: Why, blast your eyes.
at blast someone’s eyes! (excl.) under blast, v.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 60: Then blaze away, my game cocks.
at blaze away (v.) under blaze, v.2
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 10: My soul if I don’t jump down his throat, and gallop every chitterling out of him].
at chitlins, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 216: To be sure I will, my old coon — take it — take it, and welcome [DA].
at old coon (n.) under coon, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 11: Now, blast your corn-shucking soul.
at cornshucking (adj.) under corn, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 161: Hardy was ‘royally corned’ (but not falling).
at corned, adj.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 17: Ding my buttons [...] if I didn’t know I should stumble.
at ding, v.2
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 55: Dod darn his soul, if [...] he’d let any man put upon his battalion in such a way.
at dod, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 180: During the races a ‘Down Easter’ had been exhibiting wax figures.
at Down-easter, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 160: It contained two half eagles.
at eagle, n.2
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 10: That’s sufficient, as Tom Haynes said when he saw the elephant.
at see the elephant (v.) under elephant, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 42: Foutre, de sist’ Dils! Here’s Monsieur Middletong!
at foutre!, excl.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 56: You nasty, good-for-nothing, snaggle-toothed gaub of fat, you.
at gob, n.3
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 164: They’re groggy – mighty groggy.
at groggy, adj.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 56: You sassy heifer you.
at heifer, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 75: By Jockey, soon as they seize him, you’ll see me down upon him like a duck upon a June-bug.
at by jockies! (excl.) under jockies, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 204: ‘Kiss my foot!’ said Mealy.
at kiss my foot! (excl.) under kiss, v.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 47: He beset an old negro to sell him the half of a living chicken. ‘Do, my good mauma, sell it to me,’ said he. [Ibid.] 103: ‘There they are, aunt* Clary,’ said Evelina [*‘Aunt’ and ‘mauma,’ or ‘maum,’ its abbreviation, are terms of respect, commonly used by children, to aged negroes].
at mammy, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 195: Some took to takin’ the gaps, and some the pip, and one ailment or other, till they most all died.
at pip, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 118: Let your Uncle Johnny put his potato stealer (hand) into that hat, and tickle the chins of them are shiners a little!
at potato-stealer (n.) under potato, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 213: Mrs. B. [to Mrs. S.]. Well, let’s light our pipes, and take a short smoke, and go to bed [DA].
at smoke, n.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 10: Oh, wake snakes, and walk your chalks!
at wake snakes (v.) under snake, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 28: Stone blind, you see, gentlemen.
at stone, adv.
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 118: It would o’ flung Bostick right where that gourd o’ hog’s lard (Fulger) was.
at tub of lard (n.) under tub, n.1
[US] A.B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes (1848) 184: ‘He’s a whaler!’ said Rory; ‘but his face is mighty little for his belly and legs.’.
at whaler, n.1
[US] Georgia Scenes in Schele De Vere (1872) 629: I’ll lay bank, if you must have a game, but I’ll make one condition: no roping in! I won’t have it.
at rope in, v.
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