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Examples
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An 'he leered so at Garnett he swore horrible an' went forrads.
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"'Tis a quare time ye had ag'in last night, forrads, hey?" said Chips.
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"'Me conscience,' sez I."'Ye better go forrads an' tell yer conscience th 'fact that it's a bad wan fer an honest man to travel wid,' sez he.
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Jest clap them on him, hand and foot, Mr. Rolling, and then rivet him to the deck away up forrads.
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"There's lots o 'bugs an' things forrads, ain't there?" said he.
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Do you think they've murdered the mate and bo'sun forrads, and robbed 'em?'
The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Henry [Illustrator] Austin
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Dey is fo 'either weldin' irons on de cap'n forrads or puttin 'him on de beach.
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I've insisted on standing backwards an 'forrads along the track for nearly a week in hopes we'd pick ye up, an' I've nearly had trouble with the old man for waiting so long.
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"An 'how long, pray tell me, have you been goin' backwards an 'forrads to the Howes, an' consortin 'with their brother?"
The Wall Between Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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Remember, you're here on business bent, and if you bend back and forrads, from business to pleasure, and versy visa, you'll bust.
Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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