Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete forms of
leaf .
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Examples
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He died an 'lef' us an 'den us had ter do de bes' we could.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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I've heared folks say dat hit's bad luck ter stump yo 'lef' foot, but I don't know boud dat.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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But all de white men gone into de army, an 'lef' us all wid missus, an 'da locks de bacon up for de sojers, an' gib us little han'ful o 'meal a day, an' we's got weak an 'trimbly.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland
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"Ain't no lyin 'lef' to do afteh dese upliftehs gits th'oo," the
Lady Luck Hugh Wiley
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Iffen dey doan git back right den he starts ter frailin 'lef' an 'right.
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"Mammy's baby -- did you think old Mammy dun run off an 'lef' her baby?"
The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore
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He ain 'know nuttin' 'bout skinnin ', an' lef 'lot of meat stick to de hide.
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Freedman's Bureau an 'the carpet-baggers made trouble right an' lef '.
The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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"Well, ma'am, she's gone; got tired of the job, an 'lef' me."
A Woman Rice Planter 1914
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Dar warn't no time for foolishness, so I riz a-runnin ', an' lef 'de steers standin' dar wid de yoke turned an 'de watermillions still a-rollin', and I tuk up de street so fas 'I dess fairly shuck myse'f loose from de face ob de earth.
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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