If He Hollers Let Him Go Glossary

by Chester Himes

If He Hollers Let Him Go Glossary

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Bludgeoned

Hammered, thrashed, hit

Transliteration

Rephrasing, adaptation

Velocity

Tempo, momentum, speed

Gnashing

Grating, grinding

Malignant

Baleful, cruel, hostile

Slither

A silver (informal British)

Austerity

Flintiness, sternness

Transubstantiate

Convert into Christ's body

Emplacement

The place where gun is positioned

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