vaccinate
[OED, V. only] n. vaccination: I tell him go get his vaccinate (Ragged). ...
vacky
[from evacuee] n. a person, usually a woman or child, evacuated to the Bahamas from Britain during World War II: 1940 English Vackies (Dupuch 64). ...
value
[OED idem obs. → 1658] v. to be worth: 1954 They value money [are worth money] . . They value a couple million (Crowley 223). ...
vanilla
n. 1. [OED, W3 different sp.] a shrub, Eupatorium odoratum, whose seeds smell like vanilla: 1920 (Britton 439). (Exuma)
2. [cf. MANELLA idem] a plant, ...
varmint
[OED idem (variant of vermin) dial. and US, an animal of a noxious kind (OED quot. refers to mammals only)] n. unpleasant insects, such as ...
veal-of-the-sea
(White); wheel-of-the-sea (Exuma) [from the tenderness of its meat; cf. BEEF-OF-THE-SEA loggerhead turtle, MUTTON-OF-THE-SEA hawksbill turtle; wheel from veal by /w, v/ alternation] n. the ...
vegetable egg
[OED different sp.; from its yellow, egg-shaped fruit] n. a plant, Lucuma nervosa: 1946 (Morton 25). = EGG FRUIT 2, GARDEN EGG, TI-ES (Exuma, Mayag.) ...
velvet bush
[cf. OED velvet seed (G. elliptica)] n. a shrub, Guettarda scabra, with white flowers and red berries: 1920 (Britton 412). (Exuma, San Sal.) ...
velvet bush
[DJE different sp.; from its downy leaves] n. a shrub, Melochia tomentosa: 1977 (Patterson 29). = STAIN BARK (Exuma) ...
velvet sponge
[OED idem 1882→] n. a fine, soft sponge, Hippiospongia equina meandriforrnis, once of commercial value: 1836 Velvet sponge . from the western side of Andros ...
vendor
[Car.; OED, seller (legal term)] n. a market stall holder, selling produce, STRAW WORK, etc. (the usual Bahamian term): A lot of them vendor you ...
Vendue House
[cf. Sra. fandisi WST, SA vendusie a public auction, from Dutch vendutie; cf. also DJE, ADD vendue idem, Gul. "Wanjue Range ...Vendue Range, the old ...
ventilator
[from holes left for ventilation] n. a style of plaiting narrow strips of STRAW1 tightly, leaving small holes (Bannister display). ...
vex
[Atlantic; cf. OED vexed annoyed] adj. angry: That woman vex with me for nothing! (Eleu.). (Black)
◊ ln the Bahamas vex is of a far ...
villid up
/vílad op/ [cf. OED withered of the body: shrivelled by disease or age; by /w, v/ alternation, /dh/ to /d/ to flapped /r/ to /r/ ...
vine pipe
[cf. OED wind pipe /waynd payp/ (al-ternate pronunciation) with /v, w/ alternation] n. wind pipe. cf. WINE PURP (Black) ...
vini
/viyiníy/ [cf. Haitian vini idem (FaMe 1974) from Fr. venir to come] v. imperative. come! (used with Haitians) (Eleu.)
vini parlé /viyníy pahléy/[Haitian from Fr. ...
virginia
[from vagina, influenced by virgin, Virginia; cf. reference to US state of West Vagina (Mayag.)] n. vagina. (Eleu.) ...
V-plait
/viy plat/ [from the V-shaped pattern formed] n. a style of plaiting narrow strips of dark and light STRAW1 together (Bannister display). (Exuma) ...