him ready, she is ready for it, wants it.
a look-out, a place visible from the house.
sling, hand, with a notion of vigorous action.
an' says, who says.
a word, often a sentence of several words.
tell him, tell her mother.
sweet, pleased.
when him use the word, as he said this.
excuse, to be excused; pronounce the s like z.
John Crow is the vulture-like scavenger bird of Jamaica, and has a peeled (bald) head.