valeyable

English

Adjective

valeyable (comparative more valeyable, superlative most valeyable)

1. (US) Pronunciation spelling of valuable. [19th century]
   • 1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, published 20 March 1852, →OCLC:

     Yes, I consider religion a valeyable thing in a nigger, when it's the genuine article, and no mistake.