Stove Up
A few weeks ago Blind Pig Reader Ron Banks left the following comment: “I know the term stoved up very…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 91
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words….
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Ever had the Jim Jams or the Jimmies?
Jim jams noun Anxiety, restlessness. 1885 Murfree Prophet 153 Mirandy Jane hev fairly got the jim-jams. 1996-97 Montgomery Coll. (Bush,…
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Shelly Beans
shelly bean noun Any large bunch bean that is removed from the shell and is good as a dried bean…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 90
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos in this test to let you hear some…
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The Corn is Tassling
Corn tasseling in Brasstown NC, 2016 tassel noun variant form of tossel. 1966-68 DARE (Brasstown NC, Spruce Pine NC). 1999…
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Tooth Jumper – Tooth Puller
tooth jumper, tooth puller noun An untrained dentist who uses a hammer and a nail to extract or cause a…
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Faintified – Feeling Fainty
faintified, fainty adjective Feeling suddenly weak or faint. 1952 Wilson Folk Speech NC 538 This hot, dry weather makes me…
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Tooth Pullers
Jerry Marshall Wilson – Pap tooth drawers, tooth pullers noun A pair of pliers, often used to extract an aching…
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Onliest
onliest adjective Only. 1931 Goodrich Mt Homespun 63 She’s the onliest one I ever did know that could do such…
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Cornfield Beans
Cornfield beans Cornfield bean noun A running green bean planted next to a corn plant so that it will climb…
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Dusky Dark
dusky dark noun The times of day when, and shortly after, the sun goes down; partial darkness, in contrast to…
