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[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 112: If ther’s any body that won’t knuckle tew her, I tell ye they have to take it about east.
at about east, adv.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 231: So you mist that are all-killin’ genteel party last night?
at all, adv.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 24: You remember that one that come round a spell ago, a whalin’ away about human rights.
at whale away, v.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 32: Why she’s the awfullest tempered critter ’t ever was made.
at awful, adj.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 63: Ax sister Bedott, she knows all about poitry, writes bags on’t.
at bags (of), n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 93: She looked dretful tired and beat out.
at beat, adj.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 46: You used to blaze away about the Baptists turribly.
at blaze away (v.) under blaze, v.2
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 110: She gin me an awful blowin-up when we got hum.
at blow-up, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 100: She’s a wonderful active little body, and a real good woman tew.
at body, n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1863) 831: Sweezer’s very intimit with the squire’s folks — a kind o’ bootlicker tew ’em.
at bootlicker, n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 27: Kier, you tie up yer throat, you know you was complainin’ of a soreness [...] it’s dangerous ’t egspose yerself arter singin’ – apt to give a body the browncritters.
at brown critters (n.) under brown, adj.2
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 75: Go into the kitchen – budge!
at budge, v.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 111: She’s one o’ the big bugs here.
at big bug (n.) under bug, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 67: For who did she git but a decreppid old bung head that she wouldent a had if she could a got any body else.
at bung, n.2
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 29: Treemenjous! What a buster!
at buster, n.3
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 29: What an everlastin’ old calf you must be to s’pose she’d look at you.
at calf, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 10: I never cared tuppence for the deacon.
at not care twopence, v.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 23: Old Winkle’s a hard old case.
at case, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 120: ‘That’s the checker,’ said Teeters, with a terrible oath.
at checker, the, n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 27: Dew go, Mr. Crane, it’ll chirk you up and dew you good to go out into society.
at chirk (up), v.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 113: I’ve noticed that yer codfish gentility always dew.
at codfish, n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 68: You remember how he come it over me about the shoes, don’t ye? [...] he sarved me the awfullest trick that you ever heerd on.
at come it over (v.) under come it, v.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1863) 108: I experienced religion [...] at one o’ brother Armstrong’s protracted meetin’s [...] Them special efforts is great things — ever sence I come out I’ve felt like a new critter.
at come out, v.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 38: I always tho’t I’d like to hev a recknin’ with ye about comin’ such a trick on me.
at come on, v.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 8: Most men would a swore, but husband dident. He only said, says he, ‘Consarn it.’.
at consarn, v.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 33: He’s an amazin’ ignorant old coot.
at old coot (n.) under coot, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 109: The gals all tittered, and Liddy Ann lookt wonderful womblescropt.
at wamble-cropped, adj.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 46: I always thought the elder was ruther of a dough-head.
at dough-head (n.) under dough, n.
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 112: She shows her independence [...] by riggin’ out in old duds that would disgrace a washerwoman.
at duds, n.1
[US] F.M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1883) 34: Folks’ll stop their gab about me and him now.
at gab, n.2
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