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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name used as the title of one of the earliest negro-minstrel songs, and taken as typical of the negro race in certain applications.

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  • noun a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
  • noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

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