| A | B |
|---|
| skiff | a small, light open boat |
| raid | a sudden attack |
| varmints | a troublesome person/animal |
| poultice | a hot cloth filled with herbs |
| skylarking | playing around |
| assailant | attacker |
| tirade | a long, criticizing speech |
| wharf | pier or dock; sometimes covered |
| winged | to wound |
| perishable | food that may spoil |
| corset | a close fitting undergarment |
| militia | a army of citizen soldiers |
| pungent | producing a sharp smell |
| gale | howling wind |
| bail | to remove water from a boat |
| spar | a pole/mast to support a ship |
| Letter of Marque | a letter giving legal permission |
| Privateer | a privately owned ship commissioned by a govt. to allow attacks on enemy ships |
| queue | a pigtail hanging from the back of the head |
| bilge water | water collecting on bottommost part of ship |
| quakers | a dummy gun |
| indentured servant | a person contracted to work for someone |
| bay | a sound like a bark |
| wayward | something/someone not following rules |
| snakeroot | plant roots used to cure snakebites |
| remnants | something left over |
| Sons of Liberty | Patriot activists who fought for the colonies |
| ramrod | a rod for loading a charge in a gun |
