cotch

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“A dunderhead,” say the folk, “can cotch fish; but it takes a man t’ find un.”

From Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman by Duncan, Norman

Honey, I bees so tired in de mawnin' I kin scarcely git outten my bed, an' its all on account of dem witches ridin' me, so I putt de sifter dere to cotch 'em.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

An’ he’d cotch hold o’ my hand, sir, an’ say: ‘Tumm, you is wonderful good t’ me.

From Every Man for Himself by Duncan, Norman

Den he gits de hack soon as us out and sends us to de port, for to cotch de boat.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

I ’low I got my fish t’ cotch an’ cure.

From Every Man for Himself by Duncan, Norman