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Examples
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"What's ` strafen 'and what's ` zanken,' Daisy?" asked the Colonel, pronouncing the latter like "z" in buzz.
In the Quarter 1899
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"Strafen is when one whips bad boys and t-- s-- zanken is when one only scolds them.
In the Quarter 1899
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I asked him if that meant strafen, and he said he guessed not, only zanken. "
In the Quarter 1899
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