consarning

It is consarning one Miss Batirton, of Notingam; a very pretty crature, belike.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

But the discourse were consarning Squire Carne now just, and the troubles he fell into, before I was come to my judgment yet.

Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

Here is such dressing, and fidling, and dancing, and gadding, and courting and plotting — O gracious! if God had not given me a good stock of discretion, what a power of things might not I reveal, consarning old mistress and young mistress; Jews with beards that were no Jews; but handsome Christians, without a hair upon their sin, strolling with spectacles, to get speech of Miss Liddy.

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker 2004

Last year he left his marks down Salt River in Jefferson; and now, you see, he is striking game north of the Kentucky; and I've h'ard of them that say he kills Shawnees even in their own country; though consarning _that_ I'll not be so partickelar.

Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird

Injuns catch him on his own hook; and, d-- n them, they'll burn him on his own hook! and so it's no matter of my consarning.

Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird

The Jentleman says consarning tubb for the crocodile but I never Lets her out nor the ostriges as I explained to him for your satisfaction --

The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography John St. Loe Strachey 1893

I'm in jest the same dilemmy consarning him as Atwater.

The Drummer Boy 1871

But the discourse were consarning Squire Carne now just, and the troubles he fell into, before

Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War 1862

'Bout ship was the word, pretty sharp, you may be sure, when he come to his wits consarning it, and the purse of his lips, as was whistling a jig, went as dry as a bag with the bottom out.

Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War 1862

I wanted to gather a little consarning of his visit up here: but the fellow's been so battered about in the wars, that he knows how to hold his tongue.

Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency. 1852