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Missouri History 4
Then and Now Vocabulary Chapter 4
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| merchant | a storekeeper, a person who buys and sells things |
| cupboard | a closet or cabinet with shelves to hold dishes and food items |
| gumbo | a soup thickened with okra pods |
| carpenter | a person who builds houses, barns, and other things of wood |
| mortar and pestle | a container (mortar) and a club-shaped tool (pestle) used for grinding or pounding something into a powder. |
| shutters | movable covers for a window, usually a pair |
| moccasin | a soft leather shoe or sandal without a heel |
| chandelier | a fixture with several branches of lights, usually hanging from the ceiling |
| loft | a space just below the roof of a building |
| lard | fat from hogs used for cooking |
| plaster | a soft, sticky mixture that hardens when it dries and is used for walls and ceilings |
| whitewash | a mixture of lime and water painted on walls or fences to whiten them |
| shingles | pieces of wood or other material that are used to cover roofs, walls, and so forth |
| license | a permit from a government allowing someone to do a certain thing |