or quassy, subs. (common).—A negro; generic: see SNOWBALL.
1836. M. SCOTT, Tom Cringle’s Log, xi. Half a dozen mules, accompanied by three or four negroes, but with no escort whatsoever. ‘I say, QUASHIE, where are the bombardiers?’
1843. W. T. PORTER, ed., The Big Bear of Arkansas, etc., 89. To show his gratitude invited QUASHEY to go up to the doggery and liquor.
