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Definitions of "John Crow tink him own pickney white" (Jamaican Proverb)


1. John Crow tink him own pickney white


English Translation

Young John Crow are white when hatched, but do not remain white.


Definition

What is one’s own is always the best


Related Words

One, one coco full basket , Mi cum yah fi drink milk, mi nuh cum yah fi count cow , Every hoe ha dem stick a bush , Wah sweet nanny goat ago run him belly ,



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