Note * — Chapter VI · THE FIRST GREAT BOMBARDMENT—SHIPS VERSUS FORTS—POOR BOY HARRIS—"TELL 'EM I DIED LIKE A THOUSAND O' BRICKS."
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The termination ie in Scotch means "small;" it is also "endearing." The termination o means "great" or "large:" thus we say, man, mannie, man-o.