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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