nigger-boy

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English

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Noun

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nigger-boy (plural nigger-boys)

  1. Alternative spelling of niggerboy
    • 1889, New Catholic World[1], volume 49, Paulist Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 803:
      “Me be a nigger-boy, born in de hovel,* // What plantain da shade from de sun wha da shine ; // Me learn to dig wid de spade and de shovel, // Me learn to hoe up de cane in a line.
    • 2005 July, Fred Gaertner, Six Days Till Sunday[2], Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
      [] This Clearfield Law, so close to your heart, does it still give me the right to buy a nigger-boy?” // “It does, Sir.” // “Does it permit me to sell a nigger-boy?” // “It does indeed.”
    • 2020 August 13, Gordon Stables, Harry Milvaine the Wanderings of a Wayward Boy[3], BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80:
      “Raggy Muffin!” he continued, turning half round in his easy chair. // The nigger-boy let go the punkah string and sprang to his feet.