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[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 41: They love us and Comforted our apretites [sic] gave plenty eats.
at eats, n.
[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 297: Master’s name was Sowers; we used to call him ‘old Boss’.
at boss, n.2
[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 294: The condition of this colored man [...] was of a character nearly approaching that described by Mrs. Stowe, as the condition of ‘Uncle Tom.’.
at Uncle Tom, n.
[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 322: A damn runaway nigger – throw him overboard!
at damn, adj.
[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 340: One of the colored men split on me, and there was a search [...] but they did not find me.
at split, v.
[US] in J. Blassingame Slave Testimony (1977) 362: Mr. Garrard [...] wanted to marry a fine lady, but she ‘kicked’ him.
at kick, v.1
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