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Negro Humour choose

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[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 78: Quashie or Cuffie. — Old African names applied to the Negro.
at cuffy, n.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour i: Those important adjuncts of their talk: bow and scrape, ‘cut-eye’ and ‘suck-teeth’.
at cut eye, v.1
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 51: Felt hat tilted over his eyes, white ‘dogs’ upon his feet.
at dogs, n.1
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 63: Then [he] did what he called ‘one-eye’ jobs.
at one-eyed, adj.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 9: Dey will be glad of your half a bit an’ gill.
at gill, n.3
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 13: Sammy resumes his seat growling ‘Na-guh! son-oer—’.
at nagah, n.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 78: Quashie or Cuffie.—Old African names applied to the Negro.
at quashie, n.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 13: Sammy resumes his seat growling ‘Na-guh! son-oer—’. [Ibid.] 78: Sammy.—A name applied here generally to East Indians.
at sammy, n.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 11: Hi, but you is real sassy.
at sassy, adj.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 56: Dat man. Sah! He mek a skin a money!
at skinful, n.
[WI] J.G. Cruickshank Negro Humour 78: ’Tory a pass hey b’y! [...] A row is in progress [...] ‘Story’ for row is very common.
at story, n.
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