The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,084 pages of information about The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell.

The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,084 pages of information about The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell.

Darsn’t, used indiscriminately, either in singular or plural number,
  for dare not, dares not, and dared not. 
Deacon off, to give the cue to; derived from a custom, once
  universal, but now extinct, in our New England Congregational churches. 
  An important part of the office of deacon was to read aloud the hymns
  given out by the minister, one line at a time, the congregation
  singing each line as soon as read. 
Demmercrat, leadin’, one in favor of extending slavery; a free-trade
  lecturer maintained in the custom-house
. 
Desput, desperate. 
D[=o]’, don’t. 
Doos, does. 
Doughface, a contented lick-spittle; a common variety of Northern
  politician. 
Dror, draw. 
Du, do. 
Dunno, dno, do not or does not know. 
Dut, dirt.

Eend, end. 
Ef, if. 
Emptins, yeast. 
Env’y, envoy. 
Everlasting, an intensive, without reference to duration. 
Ev’y, every. 
Ez, as.

Fence, on the; said of one who halts between two opinions; a trimmer. 
Fer, for. 
Ferfle, ferful, fearful; also an intensive. 
Fin’, find. 
Fish-skin, used in New England to clarify coffee. 
Fix, a difficulty, a nonplus. 
Foller, folly, to follow. 
Forrerd, forward. 
Frum, from. 
Fur, for
Furder, farther. 
Furrer, furrow.  Metaphorically, to draw a straight furrow is to
  live uprightly or decorously. 
Fust, first.

Gin, gave. 
Git, get. 
Gret, great. 
Grit, spirit, energy, pluck. 
Grout, to sulk. 
Grouty, crabbed, surly. 
Gum, to impose on. 
Gump, a foolish fellow, a dullard. 
Gut, got.

Hed, had. 
Heern, heard. 
Hellum, helm. 
Hendy, handy. 
Het, heated. 
Hev, have. 
Hez, has. 
Holl, whole. 
Holt, hold. 
Huf, hoof. 
Hull, whole. 
Hum, home. 
Humbug, General Taylor’s antislavery. 
Hut, hurt.

Idno, I do not know. 
In’my, enemy. 
Insines, ensigns; used to designate both the officer who carries the
  standard, and the standard itself. 
Inter, intu, into.

Jedge, judge. 
Jest, just. 
Jine, join. 
Jint, joint. 
Junk, a fragment of any solid substance.

Keer, care. 
Kep’, kept. 
Killock, a small anchor. 
Kin’, kin’ o’, kinder, kind, kind of.

Lawth, loath. 
Less, let’s, let us. 
Let daylight into, to shoot. 
Let on, to hint, to confess, to own. 
Lick, to beat, to overcome. 
Lights, the bowels. 
Lily-pads, leaves of the water-lily. 
Long-sweetening, molasses.

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