j'ints

But in de fall er de year his grapes begun ter straighten out, en his j'ints ter git stiff, en his ha'r drap off, en de rheumatiz begin ter wrastle wid 'im.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

But then, brethren, I don't for one feel like turnin 'an old hoss that's done good sarvice, when he gits stiff in the j'ints, into slim pastur', and I don't feel like stuffin 'on 'em with bog hay in the winter.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various

When Henry come ter de plantation, he wuz gittin 'a little ole an stiff in de j'ints.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

Dem guns was made out of canes 'bout eight feet long, burned out at de j'ints for de barrel.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

I allus wobble w'en I walk, my j'ints are out er gear,

Memories and Anecdotes Sanborn, Kate, 1839-1917 1915

"'Tis my j'ints, not my sperits that have grown feeble."

The Miller of Old Church 1911

Here, child, rub yer j'ints with this when ye git stiff.

Sowing Seeds in Danny 1908

"'Tis my j'ints, not my sperits that have grown feeble."

The Miller Of Old Church Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

Hit's too much de work er yo 'j'ints ter make me b'lieve hit's gwine ter salivate yo' soul.

The Voice of the People Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

"Well, my j'ints are mighty stiff, but I'm proud to have trod a measure with Miss Judith Buck," said Colonel Crutcher.

The Comings of Cousin Ann Emma Speed Sampson 1907