The one word that absolutely stumped me was “dreckly”.
I was grown before I found out that wasn’t really a word, but rather a Southern form of “directly”.
Use: I’ll be home dreckly (i.e. soon or right away).
When Granddaddy said we would be finished working "dureckly" I knew there was a LOT more work to be done before we quit.
Ever heard anyone use the word “kee-arn”? Turns out it’s how my dear Granny pronounced the word “carrion”. Took me many years to figure that one out.
This woman milked several cows by hand every day and churned buttermilk by hand every three days until she was too old to do it anymore. One Christmas all her kids went in together and bought her a milking machine and electric churn. She used them once and threw them away-she said they “spoiled” the cream in her milk!
She bore nine children-every one of them born at home-and all of them got there before the local doc did. She never saw the inside of a doctor’s office nor a hospital until she suffered a massive stroke at age 94.
Looking back what strikes me oddest of all was she was a staunch Republican. She literally hated democrats with a passion!(Guess I got it honest after all-LOL!)
She passed away in 1986 and I miss her terribly. As I posted earlier check out the Foxfire books if you ever get the chance. So many of the women in the first couple of editions sound just like her.