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 Reck his own Rede (To).Reckoning without your Host. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Reckon (I).
 
A peculiar phraseology common in the Southern States of America. Those in New England say, “I guess.” (See CALCULATE.)   1
 


 Reck his own Rede (To).Reckoning without your Host. 

 
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