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One Brown Gal choose

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[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 29/2: I know how de Gubbernor, say to him [...] ‘Jam and blarst yuh, sah; blarst and jam your eyes’ [...] for a so dem biggest Backra is habituate to swear.
at backra, n.
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 110/1: Cho man, Big Massa gib Backra brains to mek law and gib Black man brains to find out how to bruck it.
at cha!, excl.
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 36/1: Some of dem so fretful and cry-cry.
at cry-cry, adj.
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 37/1: Get you ten ‘mac’ a week and don’t fool.
at mac, n.
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 30/1: To see him squeeze dem tax payer by de neck back, till dem cough up de money [...] ebery maccaroni.
at macaroni, n.1
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 35/1: Look how me poor little body meagre and shivrel wid hard time.
at mauger, adj.
[WI] ‘Tom Redcam’ One Brown Gal 70/1: Snuff me out, Beauty. Bow your cavalier to the door. Dismiss your Beast.
at snuff out (v.) under snuff, v.2
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