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  • guinea corn grits
    n. coarsely ground guinea-corn meal. = ISLAND GRITS, NATIVE GRITS, RED GRITS, YELLOW GRITS (Eleu)
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  • guinea corn
    [OED idem, but cf. DAE a variety of maize, because it was introduced from the Guinea coast of Africa or "because speckled
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  • guh
    See GO.
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  • guffer, land guffer
    /gófa/, [cf. W3 gopher from earlier megopher (of unknown origin) a land tortoise] n. a small turtle, Chrysemys felis, found
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  • guava duff
    [cf. DUFF] n. a pudding steamed in a bag and served with a guava sauce, considered a Bahamian speciality. (Gen.)
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  • guava
    /gwówva, gówva, gówwa (Nassau); góhva, góhwa (Eleu.); gwóhwa (Mayag.)/ [from Sp. guayaba from Taino idem (Taylor 1977:20)] n. the guava,
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  • guard room
    [OED, a room for the accommodation of a (military) guard; a room in which prisoners are guarded] n. a small
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  • guard
    [Car.; cf. Sra. kandoe idem WST, Haitian garde idem (Dillard 1977: 118)] n. a protective charm, especially one placed in
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  • guana weed
    [MCC idem, a vine used in binding huts] n. a plant (sp?) (Black)
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  • guana palm
    [cf. GUANA BERRY] n. a tree, Byrs­onima lucida, with purple fruit often eaten by birds. cf. PLUM BERRY (Gen.)
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