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ALWFC Vocabulary
A Long Way From Chicago Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building; an outhouse | privy |
making alcohol illegal | prohibition |
a freelace newspaper reporter or photographer | stringer |
spending time idly or lazily | loaf |
an unprincipled person; scoundrel or rascal | reprobate |
a skunk | pole cat |
a very poor person | pauper |
a big lie | whopper |
a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others by the generous donation of money to a good cause | philanthropist |
colored peak cap worn by the army | forage |
staying longer than intended | tarry |
delighted in one's successes with smugness or pleasure | gloat |
framework of a bed headboard and springs | bedsteads |
little bits | smithereens |
pass gently through the air | wafted |
a love seat | settee |
stealing | pilfering |
leather strap used for sharpening a razor | strop |
long rubber boots | gum boots |
bugs that live in tall grass and bite | chiggars |
large bag made of burlap | gunnysack |
large cupboard for storing food | larder |
sailing ship for trade | galleon |
a car built in 1904-1940 by Hupp motor car in detroit | hupmobile |
female cow not having a cafe yet | heifer |
strips of cloth used to wrap around the ankle to the knee | puttees |
free | gratis |
chewing tobbaco | chaw |
grace and elegance | poise |
squat or crouch | hunkered |
wagon meant to be drawn by a horse or large animal | buckboard |
to give up power or responsibility | abdicated |
traveling bag or suit case | valise |
block with a hard surface on which another object is struck | anvil |
bell tower | belfry |
sheet or pad of blotting paper in a frame to keep on a desk | blotter |
wool fabric used for making ribbons or flags | bunting |
a person's or animal's buttox | patooties |
machine used to make butter by agitating milk and cream | churn |
pad or frame used under a dress or skirt to puff out the behind | bustle |