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Meanings of plumb scared in English

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Usage of plumb scared in English
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You looked so pale an' pasty, you had me plumb scared, Tom!
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
2
You've been talkin' in your sleep till you plumb scared me.
The After House
3
Cayn't you see he's so plumb scared he cayn't talk?
A Texas Ranger
4
Or are you plumb scared of my broomtail?
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
5
Yes, Sah, she sho'ly was plumb scared.
Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories
6
Women I'm plumb scared of.
The Uphill Climb
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Real plumb scared of him?
The Secret Adversary
8
I'm plumb scared of 'em.
The Uphill Climb
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Bill was plumb scared.
Tales of lonely trails
10
Then as they filled their pipes, he added: "She was plumb scared to death of him, wasn't she?"
The Silver Horde
11
First off he's plumb scared at the prospect of suffering anything, and would rather die right off than take long chances.
Arizona Nights
12
I ast him ther same question, an' he says as how he was too plumb scared ter do sich a thing.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
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One time he was so timid he was plumb scared of the Super, and never got credit for the dandy work he did.
Babbitt
14
Fellers, if you wasn't with me I'd be plumb scared, prowlin' 'roun' here in a big storm on the biggest graveyard in the world.
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
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When a man has it, he can stand the world on its head." "But I was plumb scared, all the while, myself," Thorpe protested, genially.
The Market-Place
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"You'll have me plumb scared if you keep on seein' things."
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
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