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... piece with the preceding , to which we may add rooster , he biddy , game chicken , etc. The chief peculiarity in the pronunciation of the Southern and Western people is the giving of a broader sound than is proper to certain vowels ; as ...
... piece with the preceding , to which we may add rooster , he biddy , game chicken , etc. The chief peculiarity in the pronunciation of the Southern and Western people is the giving of a broader sound than is proper to certain vowels ; as ...
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... PIECES . 1. Excessively ; as " I beat him last night at poker all- to - pieces . " 2. Excessive , out and out . Miss G sot down in a rocking - chair , hauled out her snuff box , ( for she was an all - to - pieces snufftaker , ) and ...
... PIECES . 1. Excessively ; as " I beat him last night at poker all- to - pieces . " 2. Excessive , out and out . Miss G sot down in a rocking - chair , hauled out her snuff box , ( for she was an all - to - pieces snufftaker , ) and ...
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... piece of low , marshy ground , producing large numbers of Bay- trees . North Carolina . BAYBERRY . ( Myrica cerifera . ) A shrub , with fragrant leaves , having an odor resembling that of the bay . The berries , when boiled in water ...
... piece of low , marshy ground , producing large numbers of Bay- trees . North Carolina . BAYBERRY . ( Myrica cerifera . ) A shrub , with fragrant leaves , having an odor resembling that of the bay . The berries , when boiled in water ...
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... piece out of the side of trees at a sufficient distance from each other to enable the traveller readily to dis- cover them , and thus follow the direct path or road . Such a mark is called a bluze , and trees thus marked are said to be ...
... piece out of the side of trees at a sufficient distance from each other to enable the traveller readily to dis- cover them , and thus follow the direct path or road . Such a mark is called a bluze , and trees thus marked are said to be ...
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... piece . " " What jury are you on ? " asked a lawyer . " What jury ? " " 6 ' Yes , what jury ? Grand or traverse jury ... pieces of bottom - land among the ravines , reached ⚫at last the top of the bluff . - Hoffman . BOUGHTEN . Which is ...
... piece . " " What jury are you on ? " asked a lawyer . " What jury ? " " 6 ' Yes , what jury ? Grand or traverse jury ... pieces of bottom - land among the ravines , reached ⚫at last the top of the bluff . - Hoffman . BOUGHTEN . Which is ...
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