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Then I sed, 'twud bee sum time 'fore thet war dun, an' the 'oman's 'most ded an uv no use now;' what'll ye _hire_ har tur me fur. '
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Now this 'oman's husban 'wuz a sinner, but she wuz a christian.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Be the howly! show me the scallywag that would harrum a hair o 'the ole 'oman's hid, an' I'd give him sich a pelt on the gob, that he would think he'd got forninst a horse's hoof! '
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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"'Spec' de ole 'oman's been house-cleanin '," he said to himself.
The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays 1895
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I kin poke my finger right in the old 'oman's eye, and keep it thar; and if I say it ain't thar, she'll say so, too.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Various 1887
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Hil'ry 'ain't never named that 'oman's name ter me, an' I hev knowed him ez well ez ennybody hyar.
The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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Yer 'ain't named de way de little mistus sot up all nights an' nussed de ole 'oman time she was sick, an '-- an' -- an 'de way she sew all de ole 'oman's cloze; an' -- an '-- an' yer done lef 'out a heap o' de purtiness an 'de sweetness
Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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Deze heah men wha 'swear so much, dey swear des as much ter convince deyselves as dey does ter ketch a 'oman's ear.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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Heap of 'em does dat des ter ease dey own consciences an 'pacify a dead 'oman's ghost.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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I know exactly, 'cause it was the day my ole 'oman's step-father's granny's funeral sarmont was preached; and that was on
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