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[US] (ref. to 1940s) in B. Jackson Wake Up Dead Man (1999) 8: The truck that goes to the farms from the Walls is called Black Betty [...] Instead of having a bus like they have now, they had just a barred truck [...] They called that Black Betty.
at black betty (n.) under black, adj.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) in B. Jackson Wake Up Dead Man (1999) 8: The truck that Bud Russel drove [...] was called Black Annie.
at black annie (n.) under black, adj.
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