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The Magic Penny choose

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[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: One shillin’ a crack.
at crack, n.1
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: Oh, nonsense! you’ve played in the policy so long, that you’re [sic] head’s cracked [...] I tell you that you are crazy.
at cracked, adj.
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: Some Dutchman will get hold on ’em, and sell ’em for smoked beef.
at Dutchman, n.
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: Now, if he’s de only one dat seed me I’ll fix him berry quick.
at fix, v.1
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: No, no, I tell you it’s all humbug.
at humbug, n.
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: I’ve lost every cent I had in the policy.
at policy, n.
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: joe: (discovers the horns on the other’s head), Well dar, whoeber seed a man wid a pair ob sassengers on his head?
at sassinger, n.
[US] C. White Magic Penny in Darkey Drama 5 Act I: Oh, you sassy nigger.
at sassy, adj.
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