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offen preposition Off (of), from.

1863 Confederate Coll (July 31) i would like to show that old s-gutted bich how to ride ten miles out on the mountain an pilot them to the vally to ste[a]l horses an rob houses an steell bacon ofen her neighbors. 1904-20 Kephart Notebooks 2:367 You cain’t scald the bristles offen a live hog. 1939 Hall Coll (Hartford TN) We just broke to it as quick as we could, and all went into skinning that bear, skun it all out, took that hide offen it, and cut it into four quarter. 1971 AOHP/ALC-260 I went in and got offen the horse. 2007 Preece Leavin' Sandlick 16 Wade Jr.’s gone on out to the barn to do chores to hep keep his mine off’n everthang.

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