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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Language
"Piecing" means munching on candy or junk instead of eating a meal.
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Heard from people from Delaware
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Keyword(s): CANDY ; FOOD ; Junk ; Language ; Nutrition ; Piecing ; SLANG ; Vocabulary
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Language
"Hatching Jacket" is a maternity dress or top.
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Keyword(s): CLOTHING ; DRESS ; Hatching ; Jacket ; Language ; Maternity ; PREGNANCY ; SLANG ; Top ; Vocabulary
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Language
Wheel is another name for bicycle
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Keyword(s): Bicycle ; Language ; SLANG ; Vocabulary ; Wheel
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Language
Copper is another name for a penny
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Keyword(s): Copper ; Language ; METAL ; MONEY ; Penny ; SLANG ; Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
Chicken and slicks is another name for the dish of chicken and dumplings.
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Keyword(s): Chicken ; Dish ; Dumpling ; FOOD ; Language ; Meal ; Nickname ; SLANG ; Slicks ; Term
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"hope you"--when one farmer came to help a fellow farmer with the crops.
"beholdin to you"--expression for gratitude
"going to meeting"--going to church
"I'll declare"--expression of surprise or disbelief
"self-acting flour"--self-rising flour
"juice harp"--mouth harp
"french harp"--harmonica
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Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED
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cornbread--cornpone
pancakes--flapjacks
sour belly--fatty side of bacon, used for cooking with vegetables
molasses--'lasses
mules--family always named favorite mules that led and passed that name to each pair that would be the leaders (Henry & Beck)
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Informant and collector share the same surname.
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Folk Language
When children are out playing that's called "ripping and staving." When someone is bruised and sore they are "all stove up."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
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