Dixie Dictionary

Auto: Should ... "I auto go to work but ahm tared."

Ax: Ask ... "I ax you a question."

Abode: A piece of wood. ... "Hand me a bode to hit this mule."

Barn: Born. ... "I was barn on Kentucky."

Braid: Bread ... "You eat a lot of lot braid when yuins outta biscuits."

Balks: A square cardboard thing. ... "Hand me that match balks."

Cad: Tote ... "I cad ma bride over the threshold."

Cheer: Chair ... "Pull up a cheer and set down."

Did: Not alive. ... "He's did."

Fussed: Not second. ... "I'm fussed in line."

Far: A burning pile of sticks. ... "Hand me that balks of matches so I can light a far."

Gull: A young female. ... "That gull's my sister."

Heaven: To have now. ... "I'm heaven some folks over for dinner."

Ice Cool: School before college. ... "Do good in ice cool so you can go to college."

Lot: Not so dark. ... "She has nice lot brown hair."

Pin: A place to keep hogs. ..."Put the hogs in the pin."

Rat Cheer: Not over there. ... "Lay it rat cheer."

Stow: A place that sells stuff. ... "Go to the stow and buy me some stuff."

Thud: After second. ... "This is only my thud mint julep."

Tin Sin Stow: A discount store. ... "Let's go to the tin sin stow."

Walmark: Wal Mart ... "If I'm not home, I'll be at Walmark."

Wast A stinging insect. ... "Look out for that wast buzzin around yer haid."


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[Rick's Vegetable Resource Page] [Rick Snyder's Personal Home Page ]
[ Vegetable Press Newsletter ] [ Greenhouse Tomato FAQ ]


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