Among the words that stumped the spellers: "barbotte" (BAHR-BOTTE), a dice game with a complex set of rules.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

So long as I get barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference

De nice leetle fat barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference

As de nice leetle fat barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference

Ha! Ha! de fine leetle fat barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference

W'en dey 're bitin', de nice barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference

Dat 's true, de nice leetle sweet barbotte.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Voyageur and Other Poems] Reference