t'roat

It been so bitter dat it'ud lift yuh up 'fore yuh is ge 'it aw down de t'roat.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Den I cleared me t'roat an 'perceeded:' Dis is de haven of de oppressed, de pore an 'de unforchernit from all shores.'

Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life Lemuel Ely Quigg

Wid his big soger coat buttoned up to his t'roat, all weathers he would dare --

Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Various

"Dat fix um good, an 'den we cut de t'roat," he explained, brandishing the club in the air.

Connie Morgan in the Fur Country 1921

When Pale Face tells him he was goin 'ter quit, de Doc makes a grab fer him by de t'roat like a tiger, only Pale Face gets away, an' den de Doc goes off widout a word, laughin 'like he'd escaped out of a dippy-house.

The Miracle Man 1909

An 'ev'rybody's waitin' to ketch you by de t'roat --

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Various 1887

So he's cough leetle cough, clear 'im up de t'roat, fill hees pipe wit' some more tabac,

The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems William Henry Drummond 1880

An 'ev'rybody 's waitin' to ketch you by de t'roat --

The Voyageur and Other Poems William Henry Drummond 1880

Wun I talk marry, 'e is bin ris' e v'ice un squeal lak lilly pig stuck in 'e t'roat.

Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Wun I talk marry, 'e is bin ris' e v'ice un squeal lak lilly pig stuck in 'e t'roat.

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878