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Marly, or, A Planter’s Life in Jamaica choose

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[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 91: They knew they would be attended to when sick, and that they would have the benefit of a buckra doctor and buckra medicines.
at backra, adj.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 47: The house-boy was dispatched to the negro houses to tell Sammy, and [...] Cudjoe, and Scipio, to come to the Buckra house.
at backra, n.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 94: These gangs consisted of Samboes, Mulattoes, a couple of Mustees.
at mustee, n.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 62: Oh, forgib him, poor neger, massa, and him bad neger neber no more, massa!
at nigger, n.1
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 52: Dey good nyam for him neger, massa! Him, Sir Charles Price, [a large cane rat] good nyam for him neger, massa!
at nyam, n.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 299: The whole lingo was down right Greek to Quaco; but he answered with a bow, ‘Yes, busha.’.
at quaco, n.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 292: Miss Pindar’s Quasheba, and Miss Goodly’s Clementina, were ladies of honour to Queen Luna.
at quashiba, n.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 94: These gangs consisted of Samboes, Mulattoes, a couple of Mustees.
at sambo, n.1
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 210: Him no savey, massa.
at savvy, v.
[UK] Marly; Planter’s Life in Jamaica 40: Him no tief from Massa, him take from Massa.
at t’ief, v.
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