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o 'rootin' i 'plants, an' as aw'd a turn that way mysel I thought aw'd just walk up as far as his haase, and buy a twothree, and try and hev a word wi 'Betty i' th 'bargain.
Lancashire Idylls (1898) Marshall Mather
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Look for the slop where they've been rootin 'around.
I have a friend who farms in southern manitoba and has occasionally seen wild pigs. 2010
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But a union reformer shared the old Okie wisdom of "don't go off rootin' and tootin' ... " and, eventually, democracy prevailed in our labor movement.
John Thompson: Don't Go Off Rootin' and Tootin' and There Won't Be No Cuttin' nor Shootin' John Thompson 2011
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But a union reformer shared the old Okie wisdom of "don't go off rootin' and tootin' ... " and, eventually, democracy prevailed in our labor movement.
John Thompson: Don't Go Off Rootin' and Tootin' and There Won't Be No Cuttin' nor Shootin' John Thompson 2011
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Or as I was taught, "don't go off rootin' and tootin' and there won't be no cuttin' nor shootin.'"
John Thompson: New Orleans Charter Schools Need to Respect Teachers' Experience, Students' Dignity John Thompson 2011
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Though Ms. Lucas throws herself into every aspect of her rootin'-tootin' life on the ranch, there is one thing about her former existence that she has been unable to shed: her East Coast liberalism.
Taking a Novel Approach to Life Eric Felten 2012
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Country's sweetest pair of honky-tonkin', rootin'-tootin' swing sisters have a few confessions to make.
Michael Bialas: Swing in the Ring: The Sweetback Sisters Are Looking For A Fight Michael Bialas 2011
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Look for the slop where they've been rootin 'around.
I have a friend who farms in southern manitoba and has occasionally seen wild pigs. 2010
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Country's sweetest pair of honky-tonkin', rootin'-tootin' swing sisters have a few confessions to make.
Michael Bialas: Swing in the Ring: The Sweetback Sisters Are Looking For A Fight Michael Bialas 2011
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Or as I was taught, "don't go off rootin' and tootin' and there won't be no cuttin' nor shootin.'"
John Thompson: New Orleans Charter Schools Need to Respect Teachers' Experience, Students' Dignity John Thompson 2011
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