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

...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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