rabbit
[cf. Cayman rabbit agouti (Fuller 1967: 68)] n., Obs. a mammal, probably the hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami) or woodchuck (Marmota monax): 1788 The American marmot (Arctomys ...
rabbit grass
(etym?] n. a plant, Distichlis sp.: 1910 (Northrop 135). (Black)
...
Rabby, B'Rabby
[cf. US Black Br'er Rabbit, Krio bra Rabit KED; from rabbit, perhaps influenced by Robby (nickname for Robert); the folktale character is of African origin: ...
race
[W Car.; cf. Gul. "Dat fambly—all dat race o' People" (Writers' Program 1940:96); OED idem obs. →.1790; cf. Haitian ras relatives, ancestry HCEFD] n. a ...
race off
[cf. E Car., Gul. race to chase away (Roy 1977:70); by transitivization] v. to drive (an animal) away: That goat eatin' out the peas, so ...
rack
[W3 a framework or stand on which articles are placed] n. a clothes hanger. (Black)
—v. rack ...
rag
rag n. the tough, whitish skin adhering to sections of grapefruit, mamey, etc.: 1946 (Morton 56). (Andros, ...
rage
[OED sudden rising of the sea→, 1577, except for 1885 Bah. quot. (Brassey 361)] n. a ground ...
ragged lady
[from appearance of flowers] n. the spider lily, Hymenocallis sp.:1971 (Rabley 53). (San Sal.) ...
raggy
[US dial. idem ADD] adj. ragged: 1918 a mangy, dirty, little raggy boy (Parsons 128). (Black) ...
rain catch 'em
[cf. CATCH 8] phr. said of dancers who end up in the wrong position when a square dance is over: 1978 (Bethel 175). (Eleu., San ...
rain comin'
[cf. RAIN CATCH 'EM] phr. said near the end of a square dance as a warning to dancers to end up in the right position. ...
rain crow
1. n.[US dial. South idem "his note is supposed to foretell rain" WSC] a bird,[cf. RAIN CROW n. the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus sp.): 1971 (Paterson ...
raise
v.t. [Gul. idem (Parsons 1923:135); OED idem →1856] to sing (a hymn): 1918 Dey raised a sing (Parsons 91). (Gen.) —vi. ...
raise (up)
-- v.i. 1. [from OED, v.t,; cf. LIF' UP idem] to stand up, arise: 1895 W'en B' Big-head raise 'e broke 'is head off (Edwards ...
raisin leg
[probably from appearance of dark sores, but cf. US dial. South rising a boil WEA, Krio rayzinbamp, rezbamp swelling, blister KED] n. also attributive, a ...
rake
n. [OED implement with teeth fixed to a bar and long handle] an implement without teeth for scraping salt into piles in a salt-pond: 1974 ...
rake-and-scrape band
[cf. RAKE 4 and DJE scraper a crude musical instrument; cf. also Bartlett 1848 rake and scrape together to collect] n. a band playing folk ...
rally
[OED to revive, rouse; Scots rally to go to and fro in disorder CSD] v. to march or STRUT (single file or by twos with arms ...
ram-goat
[Car.; OED obs. →41634] n. a male goat: Papa kill one ram-goat to cook for Christmas day (Nassau). (Black) ...
ram's horn
[from the shape of seed-pods] n. a tree, Pithecellobium unguiscati: 1889 (Gardner 379). 1977 P. guadelupense (Patterson 375). = TEAR COAT(Black) ...
ranch
[Car.; cf. Sp. rancho hut] n. 1.a small, one-room shack. (Nassau)
2. often the ranch, a thatched hut used temporarily by fishermen: 1977 The fishermen ...
rancy
(Black); ramcy (Eleu.); ramsy /rArnzil (Exuma) [cf.-.Brit, dial. West rancy rancid EDD] adj. rancid; moldy: He mussy ain't wash he clothes where they smell so ...
random
[cf. US Black random rambling talk: "Stop your random" (Van Patten 1931:30); from OED random having no definite aim, possibly influenced by Yoruba ránunránun nonsense ...
rank land
[OED rank luxuriant in growth] n. land with high trees and dense vegetation. = HIG BUSH, HIGH COPPET(White) ...
race (2)
[OED, a contest of speed] n. a contest (not necessarily of speed): 1918 Le's have a race! [i.e., a tug-of-war] (Parsons 74). (Black)
--v. [Prov. idem ...
rake
v. 1. [cf. RAKEn.] to collect salt in a salt-pan with a rake: 1782 They go to ... rake salt at Exuma (Bruce 47). cf. ...
rantamskeet
[etym? but cf. US dial. North rantum scoot outing, picnic ADD; also OED rantum scantum harum scarum, disorderly obs. → 1780] n., Obs. a kind ...
rap (1)
[cf. US Black rap to converse, to verbally flirt (Claerbaut); OED rap (out) to utter (an oath); slang rap to swear against a person, to ...
rap (2)
[OED, to
strike] v. (in playing cards) to knock on the table to prevent another player from withdrawing his card: Charles play his ace and Don
rap ...
raper
[OEDS I idem; OED indicates rapist as US, but it is now the current Brit. term (Pye p.c.)] n. rapist: The government (should) .... put ...
rap someone up
[cf. OED rap to knock] v. phr. to applaud someone, epsecially for a generous donation at a church CONCERT. (Inagua, Mayag.) ...
rash
[cf. OED rash to scrape out obs. → 1650] n. boiled grated coconut with sugar, used as a pastry filling. = RUSH (San Sal.) ...
raspberry
[OED, W3 different sp.] n. a prickly bush (sp?) with small white flowers, bearing black berries the size of pigeon peas. (Inagua, Mayag.) ...
rat-bat
[W Car.; cf. BAT moth] n. the bat, a flying mammal. = LEATHER-WINGED BAT (Black) ...
rat-bat tree
[etym? cf. MCC rat-bat bush (Saphrantus foetidus), DJE bat-bush (Passiflora sexflora) "from the spate of the leaf"] n. a tree (sp?) with yellow flowers. (Mayag.) ...
rather
[W Car.; Gul. idem (Gonzales 1924:116); from would rather cf. Haitian pito préférer (cf. Fr. plutôt sooner, rather) TDKF] v. to prefer: 1940 I radder ...
rat-nanny tree
[cf. NANNY excrement; from appearance of berries] n. a shrub (sp?) with small, edible black berries. (Exuma) ...
rat root
[etym?] n. a plant (Chiococca alba?) used medicinally. = PEE-A-BED (Adelaide) ...
rat stick
[from use in striking rats] n. a club: 1918 (Parsons 88). (San Sal.) ...
rattles
[cf. OED ratlines idem, also rattle v. to furnish with ratlines] n. pl. ratlines, steps in a ship's rigging: You had to climb that rigging, ...
rat wood
[etym?] n. a tree, Erythroxylon brevipes, with reddish bark and small red fruit: 1910 (Northrop 159). 1977 E. rotundifolium (Patterson 35). cf. EBOE LIGHTWOOD, REDWOOD ...
raw-bone, raw-born
[cf. OED raw in a natural state, influencing OED raw-bone gaunt obs. → 1772] adj. genuine, real: She is a raw-bone Christian (Mayag.). I's a ...
reach (1)
[Atlantic; Brit. dial. North, Mid idem EDD] v. absolute to arrive: Call me when you reach (Nassau). When five o'clock reached she said that it ...
reach (2)
[Brit. dial. Gen. idem EDD] v. to retch: 1966 (Crowley 32). (Exuma, San Sal.) ...
receiver
n. a receptionist-watchman for a public building. (Nassau) ...
red
adj. 1. [Pan-Creole; cf. Haitian sik rouj (lit. sugar red) brown sugar TDKF; a
calque: "in Twi and other W Afr
languages red .... includes red, orange,
yellow" ...
red banana
[Car.] n. a variety of banana: 1918 a big bunch of red bananas (Parsons 51). (Gen.) ...
red bay
[W3 different sp.] n. a tree: 1920 Persea
pubescens (Britton 144). 1977 P. palustris (Patterson 48). (Inagua) ...
red bead vine
[DJE, OED different sp.] n. a plant, Rhynchosia minima: 1889 (Gardner 377). (Black) ...
red bill
n. a bird, the oyster catcher (Haematopus palliatus). (Acklins) ...
red cassava
[cf. W Car. red-stick cassava, Sra. redi tiki kasaba WST; = WHITE (STICK) CASSAVA (cf. RED adj. 1)] n. a variety of cassava with a ...
red cassava
[cf. W Car. red-stick cassava, Sra. redi tiki kasaba WST; = WHITE (STICK) CASSAVA (cf. RED adj. 1)] n. a variety of cassava with a ...
red coney
[cf. CONEY (FISH)] n. a fish (sp?): 1928 Slippery Dicks and Red Coneys (Curry 70). (Gen.) ...
red cotton
[from the reddish-brown color of its fibers] n. a variety of cotton plant (Gossypium sp.): 189 (Gardner 367). = HARBOUR ISLAND COTTON (Inagua) ...
red-eye Suzy
[from its black with red spots] n. a tree, Abrus precatorius. = BLACK-EYED, BEAD VINE, MACABEE, (WILD) LICORICE, SUSAN TREE (White) ...
red-fin needlefish
n. a fish, Strongylura notata: 1968 (Böhlke 116). (San Sal.) ...
red grits
[Gul. idem (Parsons 1923: 132); cf. RED adj. 1] n. coarsely ground guinea-corn meal. = GUINEA-CORN GRITS, ISLAND GRITS, NATIVE GRITS, YELLOW GRITS (Eleu.) ...
red head
[DJE, idem; from its bright red flower] n. a plant: 1889 Asclepias curassavia (Gardner 392). 1971 A. tuberosa (Rabley 11). cf. MILK-WEED (Inagua) ...
red hog
[cf.
RED
adj.
2 and US Black "honkie, hoggie white man ... cf. Wolof honq red, pink, and
frequent use of this color to describe white men in African ...
red land
n. red clay loam: 1888 The soil used for [pineapple cultivation] is
"red land" or good soil (Powles
221). = PINEAPPLE LAND; cf. BLACK LAND, WHITE LAND ...
red meal
[Gul. idem (Parsons 1923:132)] n. corn meal or corn meal
mush: 1934 He likes "red meal",
which is maize-or corn-ground and boiled (Bell 83). cf. RED GRITS ...
red nicker tree
[cf. NICKER (BEAN)n. a tree (Guilandina bonduc or Caesalpina bonduc). cf.YELLOW NICKER TREE (Eleu.) ...
red peas
[Car.; "a variety of Vigna unguiculata or similar red bean" DJE] n. a small, round,
reddish bean resembling PIGEON PEAS: 1832 Other crops mentioned include red ...
red seaside bean
n. a plant, Canavalia obtusifolia, with pods: 1889 (Gardner 377). cf BAY BEAN, SEASIDE BEAN
(Inagua) ...
red-seal coot
[from the red shield above its beak] n. a bird, the common gallinule (Gallinula chloropus): 1972 (Paterson 52). = MANGROVE COOT (Andros, San Sal.) ...
red shank (1)
or shanks n. a small tree which grows in swamps: 1920 Shanks ... Salmea petrobioides (Britton 453). (Adelaide) ...
red shank (2)
[from its long, pink legs] n. a bird, the common stilt (Himantopus himantopus): 1960 (Bond 82). = SOLDIER BIRD, TELL-BILL-WILLY 1, TELL-TALE1, FILLIMINGO WAIT-MAN ...
red skin
[Car.; cf. RED n. and W3 idem, a North American Indian] adj. (of people) having a light brown complexion and Negroid features: That red-skin boy ...
red Spaniard
[cf. (Jack) SPANIARD idem] n. a bird, the Greater Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla violacea): 1972 (Paterson 167). = BLACK CHARLES 2, SPANIARD, SPANISH PAROQUET (San Sal.) ...
red-spotted hawkfish
n. a fish, Amblycirrhitus pino: 1968 (Böhlke 443). (Exuma, San Sal.) ...
red stopper
[W3 different sp.] n. a tree, Eugenia confusum: 1977 (Patterson 81). (Gen.) ...
reduck
[W Car.; cf. OED reduct to deduct a sum obs. → 1738] v. to deduct a discount, thereby reducing a price. (Black) ...
red wasp
/red wahs/ [W Car.; from its tawny color] n. the paper wasp, Polistes annularis. (Andros, Exuma) ...
red wood
[W Car.; W3 different sp.] n. a
tree: 1731 Red-wood
. . . 16 to 20 feet high. . the leaves
shaped not unlike those of the Bay-tree: ...
reef conch
[from habitat] n. a variety of conch (Strombus sp.). (Gen.) ...
reef eel
n. an eel, Kaupichthyus hypoproroides: 1968 (Böhlke 72). (Eleu., Exuma) ...
Religion
The Bahamas is a very Christian country; the largest groups are the Baptists (29%), the Anglicans or PISTABLES (23%), the Roman Catholics (22%), and smaller ...
reef shark
[from habitat] n. a shark, Carcharhinus springeri: 1968 (Böhlke 15). (Black) ...
refuge, refew
/réfyuw(j)/ [W Car.; cf. OED refuge to shelter, protect (now rare)] v. to rescue. (Black) ...
relax yourself, relax your mind, relax off
[cf. OED relax reflexive obs. → 1784] v. phr. to relax; to stop worrying: Well, let's relax weself then! (Andros). Every day I does sit ...
relish
[Car.; cf. OED a savory addition to a meal] n. the part of a meal having a distinctive flavor (e.g. meat and vegetables) in contrast ...
remedial
[from the remedial education which such children receive] adj. mentally retarted: She teaches remedial children (COB). (Black) ...
remind
/rimáyn/ [W Car.; OED idem (now rare or obs.)] v. to remember: 1918 He remin' six years ago he made a chicken-soup for her (Parsons ...
representer
[OED idem obs. → 1726] n. a representative, especially a member of Parliament: He's my representer (Nassau). (Black) ...
resin leaf
[from its somewhat resinous leaves] n. a tree, Terebraria resinosa: 1977 (Patterson 79). (Inagua) ...
rest down
[cf. US rest up regain strength by resting] v. phr. to rest after exertion: 1918 He rested down ... went down, got a drink o' ...
rest your mouth
[Car.] phr. to stop talking. cf. RUN YOUR (LONG) MOUTH. (Black) ...
rev
[OED "abbrev. for reverend" (used with surname)] n. a familar but respectful term of address to a protestant minister, comparable to doc: The rev say ...
rheumatics
[OED idem colloq. also U.S. dial. ADD] n. rheumatism: 1917 Plants ... that "make de rheumatics go away out ob you legs" (Defires 105). (Black) ...
rhyme (1)
[by metaphor] v. to move in coordination with another dancer: 1976 His movements were always lascivious and diected to one of the opposite sex ... ...
rhyme (2)
v. [W Car.;
cf. Brit. dial. West, Wales rhyme to talk nonsense; to tell lies; to compose EDD] to recount; to tell or sing about something ...
rhymer
[cf. RHYME2] n. 1.
[W Car.] a raconteur. (Black)
2.
the lead singer in a RHYMING
SPIRITUAL, usually a tenor who gives the story line: 1978 The lead singer is
referred ...
rhyming spiritual
(Eleu.); rhyming anthem (Inagua, San Sal.) [of. RHYME and ANTHEM] n. a kind of religious song sung in three parts: 1978 (Bethel 106). ...
rice bellow, rice bullo
[cf. OED pilau an Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with fowl, meat, or
fish, and spices, raisins, etc.; cf. US dial. South purlo rice cooked ...
rice bird
(Black);
rise bird (White) [cf. Gul. rice bud
black bird (Rhame 1933:43);W3 rice bird any of several
small birds common in rice fields] n. 1. a bird
(sp.?): 1731 ...
ride (1)
v. 1. [Trin. idem (Winer); cf. Gul. "Ole hag ...rides yuh", i.e. Witches "ride people
asleep and cause horrible dreams as
they sit on the chest of ...
ride (2)
[Gul. idem (Parsons 1923:54); cf. DAE ride
to convey in a vehicle obs. → 1848] v. to give
someone a ride: My
uncle ride tourist around in his carriage ...
riffle
[OED
groove] n. a slash: 1936 I cud draw razor on 'im an' gie 'im a riffle (Dupuch 65). (San Sal.)
—v. [cf. OED a rocky obstruction ...
rig
[Gul.
idem (Parsons 1923:57); cf. OED rig to set
in proper order for working nautical;
to manipulate in some fraudulent manner slang; W3
rig up to assemble or improvise ...
right here
[Pan-Creole; cf. Haitian kouman ou ye? M la (lit. "How are you?" "I'm here") HCEFD; cf. Guy. I'm there idem (Allsopp 1977: 2); a calque; ...
right name
[W Car.] n. real name, as opposed to a nickname. (Gen.) ...
right-right now
[W Car.; cf. similar African reduplication for emphasis, e.g. Kongo onó-ono (lit. now-now) idem (Carter p.c.)] adv. phr. immediately. (Black) ...
right so
adv. phr. just like that; with no further ado: The mothers today don't listen to the children say they prayers. They let them go to ...
rig-up
[DHS an outfit; OED rigged out dressed] adj. over-dressed: You see how she was rig-up today (Grand Bah.). (Black) ...
rime
[from OED rind the peel or skin of fruits and vegetables; by simplification of final consonant cluster + nasalization of preceding vowel + faulty reconstruction ...
rim-tim-tim
[cf. rim + Rin-tin-tin dog in films] v. to fill a container with a liquid until almost overflowing. (Nasau) ...
ring around
v. phr. (in the game of MOONSHINE BABY ) to put pebbles and pieces of broken crockery around a child lying on the ground so ...
ring dance
[OED a round dance] n. a dance performed by a group standing in a circle with rhythmic accompaniment (clapping, drum, singing) and solo dancing at ...
ring play
[Car.; cf. US Black ring-game idem (Davis 1914:250)] n. a dancing game performed by children in a ring around a participant in the center, to ...
ring-toe
n. ainhum, a tropical disease of the toes: 1905 (Shattuck 406). (Gen.) ...
ripe
[Car.; OED idem "now somewhat rare"; also Scots EDD and US Black (Faucet 1927: 260)] v. to ripen: 1976 [Sapodillas] were picked when full and ...
rise bread
[cf. OED rise swell under leaven] n. bread made with yeast, as opposed to JOHNNY CAKE, etc. made with paking powder. cf. LIGHT BREAD (Andros, ...
rise up
[OED to arise (from a seated position)] v. to arise (from bed): 1918 When the clock alarm, he must rise up and light a candle ...
roach
[etym. uncertain; possibly from spouse's los of interest in caring for mate (cf. idiom)] v.t. cuckold someone; to sleep with someone's spouse or lover: The ...
roach berry
[cf. DJE cockroach berry (Solanum aculeatissimum)] n. a large tree (sp?) with black berries. cf. COCKROACH BERRY (Andros) ...
roachy
[etym?] n. penis (child's word). (Black) ...
road
[OED any way or course obs. → 1826;
cf. Sra. pasi road, path WST;
Djuka idem, road, way (to do
something) (J. Rubinowitz
p.c.)] n. 1. route: We sail ...
road-talk
[cf. ROAD] n. a rumour; information by hear-say: That's just a road-talk! (Inagua). ...
roast
/rows/ [W Car.; OED "mod. use, to cook meat in an oven, for which older term is bake")
v. to
cook (meat) over a fire only, as ...
roasting ears
[US
dial. South idem, green corn, usually on the
cob WEA] n. corn on the cob: 1963 An occasional cabbage, roasting
ears, and tomatoes (Cottman 75). (Andros) ...
robe
[cf. OED robes clothes in general obs. → 1770] n. an item of clothing: 1966 The part about my robe was a joke [referring to ...
robin
[popularly derived from Robin Hood Flour, a brand sold in muslin bags later used for cothing; cf. US dial. South "robin, a short coat; possibly ...
robin read breast
[OED, DJE different sp.] n. a bird, Spindalis zena: 1910 (Northrop 55). = TOM JAMES BIRD (Gen.) ...
rob somebody out of something
[OED with prep. of only; cf. cheat somebody out of something] v. phr. ro rob something from somebody: She gon rob me out of my ...
rock
n. [OED idem "US and Australian" but cf. Hatian róch pierre TDKF] a stone, of whatever size. (Gen.)
-- v.t. [W Car.; US dial. South idem ...
rock balsam
n. a shrub: 1835 Croton balsamiferum. -- Rock Balsam ... The leaves of this plant, dranw as tea, afford a drink highly beneficial in coughs, ...
rock bush
[DJE idem] n. a plant, Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus, used medicinally: 1889 (Gardner 405). 1979 For mouth sores, the rock bush is washed and then chewed (Levanity ...
rockers
[fr. Sp. maracas; cf. MUH my] n. pl. dried pods of the poinciana tree used as musical rattles. = CARACAS, PERACLAS, SHAKERS (Eleu.) ...
rock-hole
n. a natural well: We goes in da bush fa fresh water from da rock-hole (Exuma). ...
rock oven
/rohk owvan/ n. a free standing, mound-shaped outdoor oven, about four feet high, made of stones ...
rock snake
[W3 Asian and Australian constrictors] n. a harmless, brownish snake (sp?). (San ...
rock spot fish
[from markings] n. the smooth trunkfish, Acanthostracion polyonius. =HONEY-COMB COWFISH(Nassau) ...
rockstone
[Car. and US dial. South idem, stone WSC] n. a hard flint ...
rod-wood
n. a tree, Eugenia monticola or E. axillaris: : 1889 (Gardner 380-1). = WHITE STOPPER (San Sal.) ...
roller
[etym.: see quot.] n. a variety of sponge: 1891 Some sponges adhere ...
rong bush
[etym?] n. a plant, Wedelia bahamensis, with yellow flowers: 1920 rong bush ...
room
[also Krio KED, Gul. (Parsons 1923: 89); cf. Port. quarto room, bedroom] n. bedroom: 1918 ...
rooster
[OED cock (US and dial.); cf. Pap. palomba-gay (lit. pigeon rooster) dove (Hoyer 27)] n. often ...
rooster comb
[from spike-shaped flowers] n. a plant, Heliotropium parviflorum: 1971 (Rabley ...
root (1)
[OED source, origin (of qualities)] n. 1. source, cause: 1950 De root o' de vind be's up dere [refering to a cloud bank] ...
root (2)
[cf. Krio rut root medicine KED; probably from plant roots used by a herbalist, with possible semantic influence from Common Bantu *-ganga medicine, ...
root doctor
[cf. ROOT 2 and possible influence of BUSH-DOCTOR obeah man (via BUSH 1. forest) in Gul. wood-doctor and root-doctor idem (Parsons 1923:212)] n. an herbalist ...
rope plait
[cf. PLAIT braid] n. macrame. (Abaco, San Sal.) ...
rose
[W. Car.] n. any flower: 1976 Such trees bore no edible fruit -- ...
rose apple
[W Car.] n. a tree, Eugenia jambos, or its fruit: 1827 The ...
rosy mango
[Car.; from its color] n. a red and yellow variety of mango ...
rotten
[Car.; OED idem (rare: 1611 only); also US dial. South WEA, WSC] v. ...
rotten away
to (cause to) rot and disappear: 1895 'E poin' he finger at ...
rotten off
to rot and fall off: 1977 My nose gonna rotten right off ...
rotten out
(of teeth) to rot and fall out. (Black) ...
rough-bark pigeon plum
[cf. PIGEON PLUM] n. a tree, Coccoloba northropiae , with dark ...
rough cocobey
[cf. COCOBEY from Twi kokobe leprosy, referring to its rough surface] ...
rough sour
[cf. SOUR citrus fruit: from the rough surface of its rind] n. ...
rounce
[cf. Brit. dial. rounce to bounce OED; US dial. rounce a ...
roundance
[from OED rounders a game played with a ball and bat between ...
round dance
[cf. W3 idem, a ballroom dance in which couples progress around the ...
rounds
[cf. rounds of beer, boxing, artillery etc.: cf. Haitian dechaje to ejeaculate ...
round-the-world
n. 1. [from coild shape] a sweet bun with raisings and icing, ...
roving
[cf. throve, past tense of thrive] adj. thriving: 1976 ...
roving sailor
[OED a local name for various plants] n. a trailing plant, ...
row
/row/ [DJE idem; from row v.; cf. Vir. oa' to row ...
rowdy
/rawdi/ [OED (of persons) rough, disorderly; probably influence by OED row to quarrel ...
rowlocks
[cf. OED rowlock device serving as the fulcrum for the oar when ...
row oars
/row owz/ [cf. ROW, OARS oar] n. an oar for rowing, as opposed ...
row up
/raw up/ [W Car.; cf. OED row idem; cf. Barlett 1848 row up to punish with words] v. phr. to quarrel with: I don't ...
rub
[from motion] v. to scull (a boat): 1938 The partner sculls ...
rubber gun
[from the band of rubber used to shoot the spear] n. the Hawaiian ...
rubber vine
[W3 different sp.] n. a plant: 1920 Cryptostegia grandiflora (Britton 340). 1971 Echites umellata (Rabley 9). Goat ...