trap-doah

Updated: May 13, 2025

Boss Dillon tole me las' night to keep my trap-doah closed, an' when Boss Dillon sez a thing I dun know he means it, so I didn't tell 'em nuffin'." "Good for Mr. Dillon!" cried Roger. "They didn't say what brought them here?" "No, sah. When they see I didn't have nuffin' to tell they jest closed up, too," and the negro grinned, broadly.

Edward Stratemeyer - Dave Porter in the Gold Fields : or, The Search for the Landslide Mine