hongry

• Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo! —  Nights With Uncle Remus
• "Whenevah yo's hongry, jes' yo' he'p yo'se'f Hortense sat on a chair in the corner, out of the way, and watched Aunt Esmerelda cook What was the thing you and Uncle Jonah heard?" —  The Cat in Grandfather's House
• I see George Denham sailing in and out and flying around; and if the pinch comes, as come it must, Brother Brannum, we can up and ast George for to fetch us sech reports as a hongry man can stomach Brother Brannum frowned heavily, but made no response. —  Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White
• Wen dat boy he's hongry, he don' speak so many questions But I've told our cook to save dinner for him Your cook! —  The Pride of Palomar
• "Many's the time I done heard my daddy tell 'bout biting his hands he wuz so hongry, and him and Marster drinking water outer the ruts of the road, they wuz so thirsty, during the war Boss Man (Mr. Atkinson), wuz as fine a man as ever broke bread", according to Jack When asked how he got married he stated that he "broke off a love vine and throwed it over the fence and if it growed" he would get married. —  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1

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