1845 G. P. Putnam 14 In spite of..the Southern drawl, among ‘the million’, the English language is more generally spoken by all classes in the United States.
1917 6 465 The ‘cute’ southern drawl of ‘Ah shooly dew feel mighty wahm today.’
1998 D. Baldacci xxxvii. 261 His deep southern drawl made Sara think of braying coon dogs and clear jugs of 'shine.