Hey Gregory (white-white) did you see that Nig hoopin with them big ole black boys across the street. Gregory- Gee that white black boy sure was holding his own.
NE Farmer talk for a hammer/striking object, also can be used as a veiled racial slur when using said hammer as part of the act of "bodging" something to where it'll work
Hey fetch me that nig, I'll put a couple more nails in this fence.
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Wes Pandy's repair of a baler using a block of wood, some twine and a hammer was a real rigger nig