walking man an unsettled man, not the marrying kind.
watery field terrain flooded for the cultivation of rice.
way station a safe house where wandering blacks could inquire about relatives and expect hospitality.
white satin coat a residue of cooked milk.
Wilberforce a black college in Wilberforce, Ohio, named for William Wilberforce (1759–1833), a noted abolitionist who moved the English government to end the slave trade in the British Caribbean.
wild veronica any of a genus of plants of the figwort family, with white or bluish flower spikes.
wire from the top of the jar and then the lid a forerunner of the metal-lidded canning jar. The container was sealed when the wire bail was pulled into place at the top of the glass lid.
wrote their language In 1820, Sequoyah invented a phonetic alphabet which enabled Cherokees to become literate after only a few days' study. Very quickly, they established a mail system with distant Cherokees.
you in deep water You've gone too far.
you sure 'nough knew her In the biblical sense, Paul D had sexual knowledge of Beloved, who apparently was pregnant with his child.
you way off the track with that wagon a common adage meaning "you're overstepping the bounds of courtesy."
your eyes here, stove burners.
