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Examples
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"Artemus falls in with the" noble savage "but he declares" Injins is pizin, whar ever found. "
Current Literature 1865
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How he, Ingomar, had killed several "Injins," and was once nearly scalped himself.
Legends and Tales Bret Harte 1869
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There are plenty of such houses all over England, where there are no "Injins" to shoot.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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There are plenty of such houses all over England, where there are no "Injins" to shoot.
Our Hundred Days in Europe Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"Injins," returned the corporal, "you surrounded me, and I have been taken prisoner -- had there been a platoon on us, you mightn't have made out quite so well.
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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'' The Injins, 'said Ann.' If that is not Fagan or some of his gang, never trust me!
The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 Henry C. Watson
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"Thar's a gang of Injins coming down the river day after to-morrow, an 'they'll be sure to clean it out."
The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades J. Watson [Illustrator] Davis
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I've been living with them Injins fur several years.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself de Witt C. Peters
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"Yes! and I've bin the means of saving some scalps for my race too, fur the Injins believe in me, they do," continued the fellow.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself de Witt C. Peters
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Did pretty well, too, for about three months, and then the Injins began to get too scarce, or too plenty in streaks.
Arizona Nights Stewart Edward White 1909
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