Meaning of 'simmon | Babel Free

Definitions

Persimmon.

US, colloquial, dialectal

Examples

“"Persimmons, 'simmons, high up in the tree. Plenty enough for Stomach and plenty enough for me!" Hare yelled louder.”

“Anthony Abercrombie (AL) described how persimmons were harvested: 'One day I went to dem same woods to get some 'simmons. Another nigger went wid me, and he clumb de tree to shake de 'simmons down whilst I be pickin' 'em up […] why den I makes 'simmon beer.”

“"Possum an' 'simmons come together, and bofe is good fruit." Better divide the 'simmons with the 'possum and his family. Then get the fat 'possum for the Christmas dinner. There is no 'possum like the one that is fattened on persimmons[…]”

“[…] the 'simmon tree just helpin' hisself to them good old ripe juicy 'simmons. We'd catch the possum an' then we'd help ourselves to the 'simmons. Mentionin' 'simmons, my mammy sure could make good pies with them.”

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