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Examples
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They reached the ferry boat, and crossing, came to the "keers," into which the young drover assisted in loading the cattle.
Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Oliver Optic 1859
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Noddy was more than satisfied with all these "keers," and he promptly accepted the offer.
Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Oliver Optic 1859
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I keers so much thet I believes I'd rather see ye dead then thet,
'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands Eliot H. Robinson
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Then I started out, went slow round ter New York, then over here; I've been up to Scotland, over to Wales; been to France once; jest cum over from Ireland, and ev'ry day I ride 'bout twenty miles in this 'ere town, and I've never found any end to it yet,' cept when I went on ther keers '
The Wedge of Gold C. C. Goodwin
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The nig 'keers more fur his hum, so durned pore as it ar', then ye or I does fur our'n.
Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore
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I does love to talk about them times, but there ain't many folks what keers anything 'bout listening to us old folks these days.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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The nig keers more fur his hum, so durned pore as it ar ', then ye or I does fur our'n.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Nobody excep 'the Gov'ment keers a red cent 'bout that docyment.
Kiddie the Scout Robert Leighton
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None o 'us fellers keers a heap 'bout headin' that-a-way.
The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain James Carson
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"I don't know as I keers to ketch 'im," sighed the poor woman.
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A thin gruel given to sheep in spring. --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841.
May 24, 2011