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- noun Plural form of
freshment .
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Examples
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Dat was de word for de gen'ral to start up de dancin ', and dat lasted de rest of de night; dat is if dey didn't all fall out, for old time corn shuckin' breakdowns was drag-outs and atter all dem 'freshments, hit sho' kept somebody busy draggin 'out dem what fell out.
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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Tables was all along de sidewalks whar you could buy any kind of 'freshments you wanted.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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Course dere warn't as many kinds of 'freshments den as dey has now, but dere was allus plenty of de strong sort.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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"Thar's some 'freshments fur yo' in de dinin'-room," she said; and the girls were glad for the cool milk and the tiny frosted cakes which a negro girl served them.
Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Alice Turner Curtis
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"Won't you take some of de 'freshments fust, honey?"
Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" Martha Finley 1868
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Now all I ask is, dat de woun'ed on bofe sides shall have 'freshments fust, an' den ef dere's anyting lef ',
An Original Belle Edward Payson Roe 1863
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"Gemmen," he remarked with condescension, "dis lady am degaged ter me durin 'de' freshments period, '" and he held out his arm in such
Taken Alive Edward Payson Roe 1863
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September 4, 2009 at 12:40 pm nawt tew wurrie, ai draggd teh ‘freshments up tew teh parti!
thumb war champion - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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"But I was so afraid no one would want to paste pictures bad enough to come out today, that I promised 'freshments for all and a prize for the one who made the best book and Evelyn's got it.
Heart of Gold Ruth Alberta Brown
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"Wen de 'freshments parse' roun ', I'se' steem it a oblergation ter me ef yer'll let me bring yer de cake an 'cider.
Taken Alive Edward Payson Roe 1863
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