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Pike County Ballads choose

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[US] J. Hay ‘Mystery of Gilgal’ Pike County Ballads 25: He went for his ’leven inch bowie knife: [...] They carved in a way that all admired.
at carve, v.
[US] J. Hay ‘Banty Tim’ in Pike County Ballads 22: Now dog my cats ef I kin see, [...] What youve got to do with the question Ef Tim shill go or stay.
at dog my cat(s)/doggone/hide/melts! (excl.) under dog, v.2
[US] J. Hay ‘Jim Bludso’ Pike County Ballads 15: But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowd how.
at flunk, v.
[US] J. Hay ‘Jim Bludso’ Pike County Ballads 17: I’ll hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last galoot’s ashore.
at galoot, n.
[US] J. Hay ‘Little Breeches’ Pike County Ballads 13: I don’t go much on religion [...] I don’t pan out on the prophets And free-will, and that sort of thing – But I b’lieve in God and the angels.
at go, v.
[US] J. Hay ‘Banty Tim’ in Pike County Ballads 24: He’ll wrastle his hash to-night in hell.
at wrestle one’s hash (v.) under hash, n.1
[US] J. Hay ‘Little Breeches’ Pike County Ballads (1897) 12: Hell-to-split over the prairie Went team, Little Breeches and all.
at hell to split (adv.) under hell, n.
[US] J. Hay ‘Banty Tim’ in Pike County Ballads 21: The nigger has got to mosey From the limits o’ Spunky P’int!
at mosey, v.
[US] J. Hay ‘Little Breeches’ Pike County Ballads 13: I don’t go much on religion [...] I don’t pan out on the prophets And free-will, and that sort of thing – But I b’lieve in God and the angels.
at pan, v.1
[US] J. Hay ‘Mystery of Gilgal’ Pike County Ballads 25: They piled the stiffs outside the door; They made, I reckon, a cord or more.
at stiff, n.1
[US] J. Hay ‘Banty Tim’ in Pike County Ballads 22: It gravels me like the devil to train Along o’ sich fools as you.
at train (with), v.
[US] J. Hay ‘Mystery of Gilgal’ Pike County Ballads 24: Says he, ‘Young man, the tribe of Phinns Know their own whiskey-skins!’.
at whisky-skin (n.) under whisky, n.
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