Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal form of
heather .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Heather; heath.
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- noun obsolete
heather ;heath
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Examples
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Dere wuz Gran'mudder Phoebe who hadder look a'ter eve't'ing 'bout Miss Susan dairy.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Massa hab uh smoke house full uv meat en uh barn full uv corn aw de time en eve'y Friday a'ternoon aw de colored peoples hadder do wuz to go dere to de big house en ge 'dey share uv meat en' lasses en corn to las 'em de whole week.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Dem peoples oughtna hadder move dat chu'ch neither cause it been dere long time 'fore dey come heah.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Jes put dey peas en bacon in de pot en build up big fire 'bout it close whey dey wuz workin 'cause eve'y now en den dey hadder push de fire to de pot.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Yaneyki wha 'hadder jes wait on Miss Susan; Becky, de house girl; Aun'
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Miss Susan ne'er wouldn't 'low me take dem chillun' way offen no whey en eve'ybody hadder be mindful uv wha 'dey say 'fore dem chillun too.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Ne'er hadder hunt no clothes but dey Sunday clothes cause dey hab seamstress right dere on de plantation to make aw us udder clothes.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Bacchus hadder work de screw dat press de bale togedder.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Aw de colored peoples hadder set in de blue seat in de back uv de chu'ch.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Minus hadder feed de gin en dem udder helper hadder hand de cotton.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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