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In de Christmas, de only wuk slaves done was jus 'piddlin' 'round de house and yards, cuttin' wood, rakin 'leaves, lookin' atter de stock, waitin 'on de white folks and little chores lak dat.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Anyway … this whole thing started me saying how much I've dug the last three days being around my Special Happy Place "piddlin".
Collie's Corner 2008
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He spent his days "piddlin, '" as he called it -- repairing a faucet, mowing the yard.
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He spent his days "piddlin, '" as he called it -- repairing a faucet, mowing the yard.
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He's jus 'piddlin' 'round de back yard dis mornin'. "
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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Well, thanks to George Bush the bar is set mighty low for "reliable conservatives" these days, no doubt the Former Governor will content himself with promising the vast horde of midwestern bankrupts and evictees a nice piddlin' tax cut to assuage the sudden drop in their standard of living.
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We're talkin 'twenty years here in exchange for a few piddlin' dollars.
Texas Lawman Chambers, Ginger 1998
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'Til dey was big and strong enough for field wuk, little Niggers done all sorts of piddlin' jobs.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Before they had supper they had a little piddlin 'around to do, but the time was their own to do as they pleased after they had supper.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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"Must I give away the best pullin 'team in the State for a puny, piddlin' five hundred and fifty dollars?" he pleaded.
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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