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omam chpt 4
omam chpt 4 vocabulary and idioms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aloof | distant |
| appraised | judged |
| arouse | to excite |
| Black Jack Game | a gambling game |
| champing | chewing noisily |
| ego | sense of self-awareness |
| Hame | the piece along the side of a horse collar to which the trace chains are attached |
| keg | a small barrel |
| mauled | torn, worn out |
| meager | a small amount; of poor quality |
| Rummy | a card game |
| subsided | become less excited |
| twict | a sharp sudden punch |
| whinnied | the low gentle sound that a horse makes |
| baloney | nonsense |
| booby hatch | insane asylum, a place for mentally insane people |
| corn | whiskey made from rice |
| cover 'im up | protect him; make excuses for him |
| doped out | figured out |
| put me in pitchers | put me in pictures (as an actress in movies) |
| screwy | crazy |
| string up on a tree | lynched; hanged |
| take you out in a box | a coffin |