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’tan’ deh hide : stand there and hide.

tarra : the other. Vowel-sound as in t’other.

tatters all : all tattered.

te-day : to-day,—usually accented on the first syllable.

tek : take.

tell : till.

’ten’ : attend.

tendin’ : looking after.

t’enk : thank.

’teppin’ : stepping.

’ter : after.

them : their.

ti’ : till.

t’ick : thick.

tief : thieve, steal.

t’ing : thing.

t’ink : think.

’tion’ : attention (standing to).

togeder : together.

told good-night : wished good-night.

to’n : town. The vowel is very dumb.

’top : stop.

’top sleep : stop sleeping.

t’ought : thought.

’traight : straight.

trick : tricky.

’trong : strong.

t’rough : through.

t’row : throw.

trus’ : trust; give on trust; take on trust.

try, wid all de etc. : try as hard as she may.

tu’n : turn. Pronounce tu’nin’ tunnin.

tup : twopence of the old Jamaica coinage ; three halfpence of the new.

two-an’-four : the ordinary policeman’s daily pay.