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1. ajoupa, n. View full entry 1666
...In the Caribbean: a wooden-framed hut or shelter with a thatched roof and (sometimes) open sides....
2. alpargata, n. View full entry 1613
...Originally in Spanish-speaking contexts: a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. In later use also Caribbean: a flat-soled sandal having a strap of canvas, leather, or...
3. bad eye, n. View full entry 1629
...to look upon with a bad eye and variants: to take a dim view of; to look askance at or disapprove of....
4. cassique, n. View full entry a1618
...In the West Indies and adjacent regions of South America: a chief; = cacique1. Obs....
5. cool-drink, n. View full entry 1667
...Originally Caribbean: a beverage, either fermented or unfermented, made with sugar and any of various aromatic ingredients. In later use more generally (also S. Afr.): a refreshing beverage,...
6. coolie, n. View full entry 1622
...In India and (later also) China: a hired labourer (esp. one employed by a European); a porter (now esp. in a railway station). Hence also: an Asian labourer working abroad (now chiefly...
7. dat, conj. View full entry 1645
...In speech and representations of speech: = that...
8. dat, pron.1, adj., and adv. View full entry 1600
...In speech and representations of speech: = that...
9. dat, pron.2 View full entry 1600
...In speech and representations of speech: = that...
10. hopping, adj.1 View full entry 1675
...That hops: see the verb....
11. jointer, n.2 View full entry 1678
...Name of various tools....
12. ˈlightwood, n.2 View full entry 1693
...Any wood used in lighting a fire; in the southern states, resinous pine-wood....
13. macaroni, n. View full entry 1616
...In Jonson's use: (prob.) = gnocchiObs.rare....
14. mahoe, n.1 View full entry 1666
...Any of various tropical trees and large shrubs, chiefly of the family Malvaceae, which are valued for their fibrous bast; esp.either of two hibiscuses, Hibiscus pernambucensis,(more...
15. mangle, n.2 View full entry 1613
...Any mangrove of the genus Rhizophora, esp. (more fully red mangle) the red mangrove, R. mangle (also mangle-tree); any of certain other...
16. † man-grass, n. View full entry 1672
...Yard-grass, Eleusine indica....
17. mangrove, n.1 View full entry 1613
...In generic use: any of various trees and shrubs, chiefly species of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera (family Rhizophoraceae), Avicennia (family Avicenniaceae),...
18. maroon, n.2 and adj.2 View full entry 1666
...A member of a community of black slaves who had escaped from their captivity or (subsequently) of their descendants, esp. those who settled in the mountains and forests of Suriname and the...
19. marooner, n. View full entry 1661
...Chiefly Caribbean and U.S.south. A person who lives or roams in the wild as a wandering hunter, fugitive, or pirate; spec. (occas.) = maroon...
20. merrywing, n.1 View full entry 1657
...A biting midge, gnat, or mosquito found in the Caribbean, esp. in Jamaica and Barbados....