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Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom Anderson’ choose

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[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 67: You see dese heah ‘backer sticks’ (meaning his legs) dey go, dey go.
at backer-stick (n.) under bacca, n.
[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 99: Dis darky was done gone when dey comed [...] De cat done gone.
at cat, n.5
[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 84: He laughed a regular darky laugh.
at darkie, adj.
[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 157: The old fox (for he was very sly) said: ‘Yes, missus, I’s—I’s jes’ seein’ how many is here.’.
at fox, n.1
[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 157: ‘Laced? what is that?’ ‘Why, I put a little brandy in it.’.
at laced, adj.
[US] Uncle Daniel’s Story of ‘Tom’ Anderson 85: ‘Whar you goin’, nigga?’ [...] Dat’s what ‘Sesh’ all call us – ‘niggas’.
at nigga, n.
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