| A | B |
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| sandspit | a small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore |
| sinew | tendon: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
| forbade | keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
| devilfish | octopus: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles |
| brackish | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
| ancestor | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
| rival | be in competition with |
| basin | a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids |
| gnawed | become ground down or deteriorate |
| crevice | a long narrow depression in a surface |
