[70] Killdeers—a species of plover.
[71] This is simply "gullah" negro talk intended to be unintelligible, and therefore impressive. It means "One or the other is as good as t'other."
[72] An expression used to give emphasis and to attract attention; used in the sense that Uncle Remus uses "Gentermens!"
[73] Hickory withe.
[74] One gun two times is a double-barrelled gun.
[75] Sissy.
[76] Here is one, here's another; here are two on top of t'other; here are three piled up together.
[77] Speculator's wagon.
[78] A bar of iron across the fireplace, with hooks to hold the pots and kettles. The original form of the crane.
[79] See Uncle Remus: His Songs and his Sayings, p. 60.