You knows dey am bout de size of a peckerwood.
"Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2"
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Perhaps I didn't quite believe in the red-headed peckerwood myself just then, and felt unable to incarnate him to Matthew.
"The Golden Bird"
Maria Thompson Daviess
Matthew lingered behind the others and helped me feed the old red ally and Mrs. Ewe and peckerwood Pup.
"The Golden Bird"
Maria Thompson Daviess