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Word: bowin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Usage:

...collection of Bible stories told in darkey dialect, with darkey psychology, darkey embellishments and modernizations. Sly, humorous, kindly, they are reminiscent of the late great Joel Chandler Harris's tales of Uncle Remus. A sample: "So Solomon started kingin' up and down de road, a-bowin' and tippin' his crown to de ladies and makin' riddles at de men folks, and he was a mighty good king...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Uncle Remus Redivivus | 3/31/1930 | See Source »

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