Appalachian Vocabulary Test 189
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Fall to Staves
Aunt Judy’s Milk Piggin – Southern Appalachian Digital Collection fall to staves verb phrase To collapse, fall apart.1924 Raine Saddlebags…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 188
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Funny Sayings from Daddy
My daddy had lots of funny sayings. The ones I remember most were teasing ones about a child getting in trouble. …
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Great Sayings
“A great thing about sayings is, we can each make up our own if so inclined. That’s where most of…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 187
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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A Corn Gritter
Page from American Primitives written by Robert W. Miller “Museum of Appalachia, Norris Tennessee“ Blind Pig reader Sallie sent me…
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All Sulled Up
Photo courtesy of Southern Appalachian Digital Collections sull (also sull up) verb, verb phrase, To sulk, pout act or become…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 186
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Volunteers Gone Wild
volunteerA nounOften used attributively: an unsown plant or crop of vegetables or grain that comes up from old seeds either late…
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Feeling Better – Hopefully Won’t Take A Backset
backset noun A relapse during convalescence (especially in phrase take a backset).1863 Warrick CW Letters (May 26) I will be…
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Old Place Names
Yesterday’s post had Tricia wondering if the Potter swimming hole might have been named after the family surname of Potter….
