Dreckly

The Cornish use the word 'dreckly' to mean soon (or 'directly', I guess).

And then after the cotton was ginned they took it to the press and you could hear that screw go z-m-m-m and dreckly that 'block and tickle' come down. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

Wife, she was cryin 'by this time, an' parson, he claired his th'oat an 'coughed, an' then he commenced walkin 'up an' down, an 'dreckly he stopped, an' says he, speakin 'mighty reverential an' serious: ❋ Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels (N/A)

Why, dreckly as they let it be nown as they was a willin to make room in their bewtifool Galery for any of the finest picters in the hole country as peepel was wantin to send there, jest to let the world no as they'd got 'em, and that they wos considered good enuff by the ❋ Various (N/A)

Medical Journal has always to be brought to him dreckly it comes. ❋ George Bernard Shaw (1903)

We doan't knaw 'bout oal these things, sur, but anyhow, Maaster Roger was missin 'dreckly after his father's funerl, and hev never bin seed alive since. ❋ Joseph Hocking (1898)

"What we do we must do dreckly, Maaster Jasper," he said; "they be watchin 'for we." ❋ Joseph Hocking (1898)

'Ogre's wife, I'll eat _you_, if you don't get me somefin to eat too-dreckly.' ❋ Mrs. Molesworth (1880)

"I means to tear it right off dreckly," said the boy, grinning. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

Why, it's knowed dreckly all round Mile End ” the werry 'ome of lorst dorgs ” and that there dorg, find him when you wool, why, he ain't worth more'n fourteen bob, sir.' ❋ Brampton, Henry H (1904)

"'T'll clear up dreckly," he replied complacently, "and the moon'll rise earlier to-night than he did last night. ❋ Joseph Hocking (1898)

You do git into the turnpike dreckly (directly), and then the roads sa smoove as a booard. " ❋ Joseph Hocking (1898)

"No, suh, I ain't gwine stay no longah, I don't app'ove o 'racin', I's gwine 'roun' an 'see dis hyeah bookmakah an' den I's gwine dreckly home, suh, dreckly home. ❋ Paul Laurence Dunbar (1889)

"Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin 'back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin 'out. ❋ Frederick Stuart (1881)

"Well, den, hit keep on dis a-way, tel dreckly Man year de do 'open. ❋ Joel Chandler Harris (1878)

"Tell you dreckly, sir, soon as I can get foot-hold. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

'' 'He'll be along dreckly, "meaning" He'll be back soon. "

I'll [gt] [around] to that dreckly my ansom. ❋ I Walrus (2012)

the [boats] will [be back] from [fishing], dreckly.. ❋ Lyonesse (2004)

[Do it] dreckly! [do it later]! ❋ Foxi Coxi (2007)

[No, you] dont need any candy! We're [eatin'] [supper] here dreckly. ❋ Super Gerbil (2004)

"[I will be] there dreckly" ❋ Shane Roskey (2003)

Of course I'm going to [do the dishes], I'll [do it] [dreckly]. ❋ Urban Cruncher (2016)

"I'll [be there] [dreckly]" ❋ Dano21 (2021)

Jory: "Hey, when are you planning to fix that [leaky faucet] in the kitchen?" [Lowen]: "Oh, I'll get to it [dreckly]. Probably this weekend when I have some free time." ❋ Nihongo Boss (2023)