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Then and Now Vocabulary Chapter 4

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merchant   a storekeeper, a person who buys and sells things  
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cupboard   a closet or cabinet with shelves to hold dishes and food items  
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gumbo   a soup thickened with okra pods  
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carpenter   a person who builds houses, barns, and other things of wood  
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mortar and pestle   a container (mortar) and a club-shaped tool (pestle) used for grinding or pounding something into a powder.  
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shutters   movable covers for a window, usually a pair  
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moccasin   a soft leather shoe or sandal without a heel  
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chandelier   a fixture with several branches of lights, usually hanging from the ceiling  
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loft   a space just below the roof of a building  
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lard   fat from hogs used for cooking  
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plaster   a soft, sticky mixture that hardens when it dries and is used for walls and ceilings  
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whitewash   a mixture of lime and water painted on walls or fences to whiten them  
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shingles   pieces of wood or other material that are used to cover roofs, walls, and so forth  
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license   a permit from a government allowing someone to do a certain thing  
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