[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.