Here
are some pronunciations that I have heard all my life.
All git out: Everything else, as "Those rowdy boys are
noisier than all git out."
Ambeer: Chewing tobacco juice, as "Joe swallowed so
much ambeer it made him sick."
Arn: Press, as "Homer says Mabel uses too much starch
when she arns his shirts."
Backer: Tobacco, as "We should be done setting backer
by Friday."
Dreen: Filter, as "I'll have to dreen the water off of
the potatoes."
Far: Blaze, as "It's going to be cold enough tonight
to build a far."
Fount: Discovered, as "Mossie fount a hen's nest in
the barn loft."
Har: Cultivate, as "Bill has gone to har the backer
patch."
Hike up: Lift, as "Hike up your pants legs and we'll
wade this creek."
Hope: Helped, as "When I was down in my back, the
Jones boys hope har the garden."
Hyer: At this place, as "Let's have our picnic over
hyer."
Lexocute: Receive a jolt of electricity, as "Fred
nearly got lexocuted when he fixed the porch light."
Like: Something missing, as "Aunt Dorie likes four
rows having her quilt pieced."
Nary: Not any, as "We haven't heard nary bob-white in
ages."
Ort: Should, as "This ort to be enough beans for
supper."
Pint: Indicate with the index finger, as "Little Suzie
can't talk yet so she pints to what she wants."
Plime blank: Exactly, as "He looks plime blank like
his daddy."
Quare: Peculiar, as "Them new people sure have a quare
turn."
Ranch: Douse with clear water, as "I'll ranch the
dishes if you'll dry them."
Rurnt: Spoiled, as "That candy has rurnt my
appetite."
Shet: Close, as "Shet the window so the rain won't
blow in."
Swarp: Slap, as "Last night I heard a tree limb
swarping against the house."
Tetch: Handle, as "Don't tetch that hot stove."
Torge: In the direction of, as "The geese were heading
torge the south."
War: Strand of metal, as "That Angus bull went right
through the war fence."
Warsh: Cleanse, as "Aunt Myrtle warshed the clothes
and hung them on the line."
Yander: Over there, as "Hassie went down yander to the
hen house to gather the eggs."
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