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The Sword and the Distaff choose

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[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 511: You only guine to wussen yourse’f, buckrah,—ef you is a buckrah.
at backra, n.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 270: ‘Heve you any books?’ Books meant cards in the vernacular of the forest.
at books, n.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 509: ‘Corporal, we must have that fellow’s beard off.’ [...] ‘There’s no judging rightly his condition till we take off that brush.’.
at brush, n.4
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 507: It is sich a little mean copper-headed son of a skunk that has the impudence to come here and seize the rightful property of a gentleman. [...] Come, copper head! march!
at copperhead, n.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 308: Criki — Lord! what an etarnal hand!
at crikey!, excl.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 310: I wanted a drink myself, but it’s true, Bost, I thought you had a dose large enough for your business half an hour ago.
at dose, n.1
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 280: Jest you put out the Jamaica, Drummond, that we shan’t hev’ a dry time of it [...] Heave out the liquor, will you?
at dry, adj.1
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 286: I reckon we’d ha’ fixed ’em all at last.
at fix, v.1
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 310: Not exactly drunk, but a little in the fog.
at foggy, adj.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 302: That’s not the way to speak of a person that’s finding you the grub you eat!
at grub, n.2
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 507: Lace my jacket! Hickories! I dare you.
at lace someone’s jacket (v.) under lace, v.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 303: Pshaw! what are you both mouthing about? You’re both of you drunk.
at mouth, v.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 304: I want to get at the pictures. I want to win back some of my money.
at picture, n.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 273: ‘Plank down agin the heap, both of you.’ The money was counted.
at plank down (v.) under plank, v.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 275: It feels so mean! [...] to git back to white money, after ye’ve had sich a pleasant feel of the yallow.
at white money (n.) under white, adj.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 275: It feels so mean! [...] to git back to white money, after ye’ve had sich a pleasant feel of the yallow.
at yellow, adj.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 315: To fling the guineas away, the raal grit, all yellow jackets [...] that was the sin and the foolishness.
at yellow jacket (n.) under yellow, adj.
[US] W.G. Simms Sword and the Distaff 496: I won’t trust you [...] ontel the money’s put down here, the yallow birds, all a-flying about me [DA].
at yellow bird (n.) under yellow, adj.
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