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Letters from Alabama 25 Dec. 117: One of them [...] being asked by one of the big bugs to rub down his horse, cursed him.at big bug (n.) under bug, n.1
Letters from Alabama 25 Dec. 117: One of them [...] being asked by one of the big bugs to rub down his horse, cursed him. Letters from Alabama 22 Dec. 109: There is my crib, and there is my smoke house; use them as your own.at crib, n.1
Letters from Alabama 8 Dec. 83: Poor Paddy, for an Irishman he was.at Paddy, n.
Letters from Alabama 4 Jan. 124: ‘Poh, poh,’ said the planter. ‘I don’t care a cent for the girls.’.at not care a cent, v.
Letters from Alabama 1 Jan. 121: This beats us all hollow, Matt.at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
Letters from Alabama 18 Jan. 146: He told one of our party he was ‘one of the blue hen’s chickens’.at blue hen’s chicken, n.
Letters from Alabama 18 Feb. 179: If this does not cure you of the blues, nothing that I can give you will.at blues, n.1
Letters from Alabama 1 Jan. 121: Tell the d----d old b----r to come in.at bugger, n.1
Letters from Alabama 6 Feb. 168: ‘Well, old fellow,’ said the Colonel, ‘how goes it;’ shaking hands cordially.at old fellow, n.
Letters from Alabama 30 Jan. 124: I’ll just put on the camp-kettle and have it boiling in a giffey.at jiffy, n.
Letters from Alabama 4 Jan. 125: I am opposed to all these new kick-ups.at kick-up, n.
Letters from Alabama 19 Feb. 181: We’ll knock up a fat chicken or two, and my wife is first rate at a cup of coffee.at knock up, v.
Letters from Alabama 4 Jan. 124: ‘Poh, poh,’ said the planter, ‘I don’t care a cent for the girls.’.at pooh-pooh, phr.
Letters from Alabama 19 Feb. 183: Do you think that r---l Cheatum didn’t cheat me that day, give me a counterfeit note – and didn’t you see how slick he sarved me about the coonskins.at serve, v.
Letters from Alabama 19 Feb. 183: It’s as fair cheatin says I, as ever I seed in my life; and you can make him smoke for it. Yes, says Marchant, but catching’s before hanging – the villain’s cleared out.at smoke, v.2
Letters from Alabama 10 Mar. 192: Blast him – don’t read any more about him.at blast, v.1
Letters from Alabama 10 July 226: A Doggery is a place where spirituous liquors are sold; and where men get drunk, quarrel, and fight.at doggery, n.1
Letters from Alabama 15 July 230: The dear little things were in the nursery.at thing, n.
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