groun

Before Missis died I wuz nussin 'my young miss baby, and I ride in de white foke's kerrage to camp meetin' groun 'and carry de baby.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

Den we moved de straw when de wheat was all loose Den we fanned de wheat wid big pieces of cloth to get de dust an 'dirt outen it, so it could be taken to de mill an' groun 'when it was wanted.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

Dis wheat was sacked an 'when wanted' twus took to de mill an 'groun' into flour.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

An 'bits o' groun 'so skeä'ce, woone got no scope;

Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect William Barnes

He prayed an 'he fought, an' de hours got erway too peart fer him, an 'so he ask'd de Lord ter issure a speshul ordur dat de sun hol' up erwhile an 'dat de moon furnish plenty uv moonshine down on de lowes' part uv de fightin 'groun's.

John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908

Oh, yes, we've be'n fixin 'some sence we sold that piece o' groun '192

The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902

Oh, yes, we've be'n fixin 'up some sence we sold that piece o' groun '

The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902

If th 'coorts wud allow it, manny a woman cud get a divorce on th' groun's that her husband cared more f'r his Day's Wurruk thin he did f'r her.

Observations By Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne 1901

He's been lettin 'his frinds in on th' groun 'flure -- an' dhroppin 'thim into th' cellar.

Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

They have guns that bounces up out iv a hole in th 'groun', fires

Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901