mealies
Britishnoun
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She listened intently to every sound, with her eyes wide open, staring at the two women, who were cooking mealies in the fire, and keeping up a low, murmured talk.
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We had a regular Boer supper, consisting of grilled meats, such as chops, hearts, liver, kidneys, and Boer bacon; crushed mealies, rye bread, and coffee.
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“I have travelled for a week on a pocketful of dried mealies, and been none the worse for it,” he said.
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About nightfall they reached their halting-place, a small village about ten miles distant from Durban, where they obtained a supply of fresh milk and mealies, resuming their journey on the following day.
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One could have grown a crop of mealies in the dirt on her face, only nothing so wholesome could thrive in such rubbish.
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