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Stack #187807
| WORD: | DEFINITION: |
|---|---|
| scour | to make clean + bright by friction; to clear away; diarrhea in cattle |
| sabre | a cavalry sword w/ a somewhat CURVED BLADE |
| teetotum | a child's toy somewhat like a top |
| obsequious | fawning; obedient; compliant |
| grog | any intoxicating liquor |
| wain-ropes | a cart rope; a trace or part of a harness |
| gibbet | KIND OF GALLOWS |
| apoplexy | a stroke caused by a rupture of an arteryin the brain |
| inkling | a hint; a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| undulating | moving up + down or backward + forward |
| boatswain | officer on a ship in charge of rigging + cables |
| loophole | a small opening through which small arms may be discharged |
| ruffian | a cruel, brutal person |
| buccaneers | pirates |
| folly | foolishness |
| consort | a ship keeping company w/ another |
| personage | a person of distinction |
| volley | simultaneous charge of bullets, arrows, etc. |
| durst | dared; not afraid; to venture |
| acquiescence | act of complying passively without implying agreement |
| stave | narrow strips to form the sides of a barrel; to break a hole in; toward off |