1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 197: On fourth Sundays her fine clothes and big-doings walk made her look like some stranger-woman from town.at big doing, adj.
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 125: The train arrives and halts long enough for those aboard the Jim Crow car to lean out of windows and exchange boisterous greetings.at Jim Crow, adj.
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 176: The youngsters [...] are undisturbed by such warnings as ‘I’ll skin you alive,’ ‘I’ll wear you to a frazzle’.at wear to a frazzle (v.) under frazzle, n.
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 171: Now he is old and poor, with no decent liquor to drink, and only one ‘scold gully’ woman too old and too fat to work.at gully, n.1
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 159: She was a black, knotty-headed little thing, ’bout six year old.at knot-headed, adj.
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 83: ‘Meeting’ always ends in a ‘shout,’ which may last until daybreak if the spirit comes and ‘bears down heavy’.at shout, n.
1934 J. Peterkin Roll, Jordan, Roll 103: But Harry, e too sweet-mouth! [...] Harry talk so promisin.at sweetmouth, adj.