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- noun US, historical White
beads of low value made fromshells , formerly used for ornaments and currency byNative Americans of colonial Virginia.
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Examples
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Apart from this reflection, it was natural that his eyes should follow the contestant whom he had backed for a winner to the tune of more silver bangles, and "ear-bobs," and strings of "roanoke," and gunpowder, and red and white paint, than he was minded to lightly lose.
The Frontiersmen Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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He was arrayed in much splendor, according to aboriginal standards; the fringed seams of his hunting shirt and leggings, fashioned of fine white dressed doeskin, as pliable as "Canton silk crape," were hung with fawns 'trotters; his moccasins were white and streaked with parti-colored paint; he had a curious prickly belt of wolves' teeth, which intimated his moral courage as well as sylvan prowess, for the slaying of these beasts was esteemed unlucky, and shooting at them calculated to spoil the aim of a gun; many glancing, glittering strings of "roanoke" swung around his neck.
The Frontiersmen Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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I read a story not to long ago about them euthanizing animals dropped off in their care at their roanoke VA facility.
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I read a story not to long ago about them euthanizing animals dropped off in their care at their roanoke VA facility.
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From jobs. roanoke.com – 02 Nov 2009 04: 49: 19 GMT – **
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August 27, 2008 at 04: 10 PM why do people keep posting that swill written by the roanoke valley republicans?
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| Reply | Permalink roanoke ..... more racist stuff???? you non-racist know more racist stuff then I can shake a stick at.
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Kefa wrote on January 16, 2008 2: 04 PM: roanoke ..... more racist stuff???? you non-racist know more racist stuff then I can shake a stick at.
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chained_bear commented on the word roanoke
According to WeirdNet's second definition, every city is named Roanoke.
September 30, 2008
reesetee commented on the word roanoke
So that's what's going on....
September 30, 2008