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"Duppy," I may explain, is the negro's common name for what they call a ghost, or anything uncanny.
The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea J. [Illustrator] Schonberg
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And Amyas dragged him down into the bushes on his left hand; for one of the negroes, wakening suddenly with a cry, had sat up, and began crossing himself four or five times, in fear of "Duppy," and mumbling various charms, ayes, or what not.
Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Charles Kingsley 1847
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From her seat in the corner, Dashay said one word: “Duppy.”
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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Duppy Conqueror is going to be my Maritime SF book, and feature some sea-going adventure I hope people dig.
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The two novels that continue this series are Duppy Conqueror, planned to come out in '09, and Desolation's Gap, planned for 2010. 3.
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From her seat in the corner, Dashay said one word: “Duppy.”
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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From her seat in the corner, Dashay said one word: “Duppy.”
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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His most recent novel, the Duppy, is set in Jamaica and is a humorous book about death, or the after-life.
Funny books Tripp 2008
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His most recent novel, the Duppy, is set in Jamaica and is a humorous book about death, or the after-life.
Archive 2008-03-01 Tripp 2008
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“Duppy,” and mumbling various charms, ayes, or what not.
Westward Ho! 2007
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