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"Who is this Jerry who coils in woodhouses?" said Halbert.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry

Well de first year I slept in folkses woodhouses an' barns an' in de woods or any whar else I could find.

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