| A | B |
|---|
| gunnysack | a sack made of a coarse heavy fabric (as burlap) |
| douse | to throw a liquid on; extinguish |
| shimmied | to shake, quiver, or tremble |
| stifled | to withhold from circulation or expression; repress |
| contraption | device; gadget |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse; rickety; carelessly or loosely constructed |
| hightailed | to move at full speed or rapidly in making a retreat-used with it |
| plug nickel | worthless |
| flue | an enclosed passageway for directing a current; a channel in a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air |
| bawled | to cry loudly; wail |
| posse | a large group often with a common interest; a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace |
| keeled | to fall in or as if in a faint-usually used with over |
| forecloses | to deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries |
| loafer | one that loafs; an idler |
| revel | to take intense pleasure or satisfaction |
| gratis | without charge; free |
| aerial | of, relating to, or occurring in the air |
| chaw | a chew especially of tobacco |
| hoist | to lift; raise |
