hoppergrass

[hop-er-gras, -grahs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly Southern U.S.

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A hoppergrass, one sunny day, Turning hand-springs amid the hay, O'erleaped himself, and fell into A piggin of good apple brew.

"Why ef yo own minister wus'n thar hiself I hope er hoppergrass may chaw me."

Y' giv a jump like a hoppergrass.

The breeze was still light, and the "Hoppergrass" made only fair progress.

It was a lucky thing that the "Hoppergrass" was a large boat.

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