Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A copper coin of Ceylon.
- noun A corruption of master.
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- noun US, historical, colloquial
Eye dialect spelling ofmaster , representing African American Vernacular English.
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Examples
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Erik Johansson & Lars Bergström: "Hur fick materien sin massa?",
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The cost savings from the government-controlled prices to buy the massa is not worth the effort.
Cookbooks 1919
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My massa was a mighty wicked, swearin ', cruel man.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland
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On arriving I found two or three servants waiting on him; but as he did not feel able to make a very hearty dinner, he soon finished, paid the bill, and gave the servants each a trifle, which caused one of them to say to me, "Your massa is a big bug" -- meaning a gentleman of distinction -- "he is the greatest gentleman dat has been dis way for dis six months."
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery Ellen Craft
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My massa was a mighty wicked, swearin ', cruel man.
A Woman's Life-Work Haviland, Laura S 1881
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"Do, massa, that is very good and kind; do pray for poor negro souls here and everywhere."
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On arriving I found two or three servants waiting on him; but as he did not feel able to make a very hearty dinner, he soon finished, paid the bill, and gave the servants each a trifle, which caused one of them to say to me, "Your massa is a big bug" -- meaning a gentleman of distinction -- "he is the greatest gentleman dat has been dis way for dis six months."
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery iv, 111 p., ill. William Craft 1860
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On arriving I found two or three servants waiting on him; but as he did not feel able to make a very hearty dinner, he soon finished, paid the bill, and gave the servants each a trifle, which caused one of them to say to me, "Your massa is a big bug" -- meaning a gentleman of distinction -- "he is the greatest gentleman dat has been dis way for dis six months."
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Dengan '' track record '' kelompok massa akan tetapi meningkat suatu gagasan akan berbeda dengan orang untuk menjangkau kelompok strategis di mempengaruhi orang lain.
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In the updated version on Williams 'website, "massa" has been replaced with "someone else."
Bart Motes: The Tea Party Wants You to Call Them Racist 2010
hernesheir commented on the word massa
In palynology, a specialized structure composed of aborted spores and tapetal material found on certain megaspores, sometimes referred to as a floating apparatus.
December 14, 2010