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A Year Down Yonder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| able to be easily carried or moved, especially because of being a lighter and smaller version than usual | portable |
| imitation leather | leatherette |
| a small trunk or storage chest, originally stored at the foot of a bed. | footlocker |
| a fit of rage or hysterics. | conniption |
| weep or cry noisily. | bawled |
| write (something) in a hurried, careless way. | scrawled |
| unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing. | fraying |
| do arithmetic. | cipher |
| appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening. | loomed |
| move in an energetic or noisy manner. | bustled |
| a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose | celluloid |
| Glasses. | spectacles |
| a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. | dropsy |
| a corpse. | cadaver |
| search widely for food | foraged |
| food prepared to be eaten. | vittles |
| punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. | vengeance |
| Sufficient space to maneuver | berth |
| a mischievous person. | rapscallion |
| the anniversary of the end of WWI on November 11, 1918, observed since 1954 as Veterans Day in the US. | Armistice Day |
| a combination of meats: pork, chicken, mutton or beef, and vegetables, such as lima beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, cabbage and potatoes. | burgoo |
| blue jeans or overalls. | dungarees |
| a person who tries to obtain something through force or violence | extortionist |
| wrap in several layers of fabric. | swathed |
| a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle | blunderbuss |
| mica or a similar material in thin transparent sheets. | isinglass |
| scraps of pork or other meat stewed with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying | scrapple |
| a pattern composed of diamonds of various colors on a plain background | argyle |
| fabric treated on one side with oil to make it waterproof. | oil cloth |
| prison | pokey |
| a plant with clover like leaves and bluish flowers. It is widely grown for livestock feed. | alfalfa |
| a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants. | trellis |
| make untidy. | tousled |
| historical records. | annals |
| hesitating or doubting. | dubious |
| Any of the lengths of wood attached side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container. | barrel staves |
| turn into bone or bony tissue. | ossified |
| a person who spends as little money as possible | skinflint |
| a piece of cloth put over the back of a chair to protect it from grease and dirt or as an ornament. | antimacassars |
| An official document entitling the holder to an amount of food, clothes, or other goods. | ration card |
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Colleen Frazier
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