GLOSSARY
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J
jack : donkey.
jes’ : just.
jesmy : jasmine. The buds are put in with the letter.
jine : join.
John-to-whit : the red-eyed greenlet. The name is imitative of the bird’s note.
Judge de feelin’s : Judge the feelings = just think.
juice : deuce.
K
ketch : catch.
kep’ : be kept.
’kin : skin.
kin’ : kind. Pronounce with long i.
kit: job.
know, mek you : equivalent to the slang phrase “give you beans.”
ko : look.
kue : hi!
L
laka dis : like this. The lak has the value of French lac.
Lard : Lord.
larn : learn, teach.
last, fe de : for the last time.
lay : lies; lie.
leas’ : least.
ledder : ladder.
lee : little.
lef’ : left; leave.
