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snuff
powdered tobacco that is sniffed into the nostrils or taken into the mouth
skiff
a small riverboat
Providence
God as a supreme power guiding human beings and "providing" for their
needs.
powwow
noisy meeting or discussion
hifalut'n
vain, fancy, and high-flown
druther
rather
forty-rod
whiskey so powerful that it can throw anyone who drinks it forty rods
raised Cain
to cause trouble. in the Bible (Genesis 4:8). Cain killed his brother Abel
tow
ropelike fibers
delirium tremens
a state of mental confusion and physical trembling caused by excessive
drinking
palavering
talking
Honest Injun
Honest Indian; an assertion that one is telling the truth.
keeping mum
keeping still; not telling
taller
tallow; animal fat used to make candles and soap.
chuckleheads
blockheads; foolish, stupid persons.
calico
a printed cotton cloth.
currycomb
a large comb with metal teeth for cleaning a horse or other domestic animal.
towhead
a low, tree-covered sandbar or island in a river
yonder
over here
aft
toward the rear of the ship
sentimentering
sentimentalizing; indulging in one's emotions
stern
the rear of the ship
spondulicks
money
dingnation
a delicate form of "damnation"; a minced oath
raspcallions
lawbreakers or social outcasts
ell
an old English measure equal to 45 inches
donjon-keep
a dungeon, a dark, underground, maximum-security cell
mosey
move along
Addled`
Confused; mixed up
Natural Son
A son born out of wedlock.
Juice-Harp
Jew's harp; a small metal musical instrument held between the teeth and
plucked with a finger to produce tones.
Sorted
Assorted; Various
Blithesome
Merry, Carefree
Nonnamous
Anonymous; of unknown name or origin
mullet-headed
having no more brains than a mullet, a common food fish
Indian Territory
an area, once reserved by treaty for Indians, just west of Arkansas in what is now Oklahoma
gunnel
gunwale; the upper rim or edge of a boats side
Trapse
traipse
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