potlicker

American  

[pot-lik-er] / ˈpɒtˌlɪk ər /

Or potliker,

noun

1. Midland and Southern U.S. Eye Dialect. pot liquor.

2. Dialect. a worthless or disgusting person or animal.

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potlicker

I got plenty uv potlicker, peas, and pumpkins.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various

Every day de big, old cowhorn blow for dinner and us have de little tin cup what us git potlicker in and meat and cornbread and salt bacon.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Sometimes it was milk and sometimes it would be potlicker.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

I's raise on greens and pork and potlicker and 'taters and ash-cake.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration

An' sometime they would crumble bread in the potlicker an give us spoons an we would stan' roun' the pot an' eat.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

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