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GUEST,Old-timey guest	Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon) (23)	RE: Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon)	07 Mar 24
Wow, a quick response in a 20-something-year-old thread. OK, I'll accept your explanation of "a-". It certainly fits what I hear, even if the meaning is indefinite. But I think you're wrong about one thing: it's not "The gray cat spit in the little cat's eye": it's the big cat. Listen to your recording again. (BTW, I'm pretty sure that's the same one I'm listening to, from a County LP.) Does your ear agree? Regarding "porter", my vote would be for "poultry", which would make more sense, no?

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