| A | B |
|---|
| bunk house | a building that provides sleeping quaarters on a ranch or farm |
| bunks | beds |
| burlap | course, inexpensive woven fabric; often used to make grain bags |
| calculating | shrewd; sheming |
| cesspool | a deep hole in the ground into which sewage from sinks, toilets, etc. is drained |
| cockier | adjectival form of to be conceited, overbearing, agressive |
| complacently | in a pleased, satisfied manner |
| cultivator | large farm machine used for the cultivation (preparation of earth for farming) |
| derogatory | belittling and insulting |
| dinner | major meal of the day (mid-day meal) |
| disengage | free |
| dousing | having been covered with a liquid, as in during a washing |
| dragfooted | lame; dragging a lame foot |
| gingerly | in a careful, cautious way |
| grain teams | teams of horses and wagons used to haul grain in from the fields |
| graybacks | lice; parasites |
| grizzled | gray |
| handy | clever with one's hands; especially in fighting |
| harness | leather straps and metal piece by which a horse or mule is fastened to a vehicle |
| hatchet face | lean, sharp face |
| heavy-laden | heavily loaded |
| insteps | the parts of shoes between the toe and ankle |
| jerkline skinner | main driver of a mule team who handles the reins |
| laboring | working; particularly work that involves physical labor |
| lamely | in a crippled manner; especially referring to a injured leg or foot |
| lashed | swung around quickly |
| lean | thin |
| leaves | pages |
| levelly | in a straight on manner |
| lice | type of parasite |
| lightweight | boxer who weighs 127-135 pounds |
| liniment | medicated liquid rubbed on the skin to ease sore muscles |
| mollified | soothed; pacified |
| mules | type of shoe or slipper that does not cover the heel |
| muzzle | projecting part of a dog's head that includes the mouth, nose, and jaw |
| nosey | tending to pry into the business of others |
| omniously | in a threatening way |
| peered | look closely or squint to see more clearly |
| pocket | hollow cavity in the land |
| precede | to go before or ahead of |
| pugnacious | eager and ready to fight |
| rectangular | referring to something longer than it is wide |
| rouged | colored red, as with lipstick |
| scourges | anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering |
| scowled | looking angry by frowning and pulling the eyebrows together |
| sheep dog | breed of dog trained to herd sheep |
| shepards | dogs bred to herd sheep |
| skeptically | doubtfully or in question of something |
| slough | get rid of |
| soiled | dirty; stained |
| solitare lay | set up for a one-person game of cards |
| spurs | metal devices worn on the heels of boots; used to urge on horses |
| squinted | peer with the eyes partly closed or narrowed |
| squirmed | twisted and turned; wriggled |
| stable buck | derogatory term for a black man who works in a stable |
| stocky | heavily and solidly built |
| swamper | handyman; someone who performes odd jobs |
| tart | woman of loose morals who is prone to be sexually unfaithful |
| tick | mattress covering |
| ticking | cloth case for a mattress |
| time book | use to record hours of workers |
| trace chains | chains that connect a horse's harness to a vehicle |
| tramp | a woman of loose morals who is sexually promiscuous |
| vials | small bottles |
| viciously | cruelly; in a mean way |
| wheeler | horse harnessed closest to the front wheels of a vehicle |
| temple dancer | dancer from India or South Asain countries |
| canned | fired |
| clear out | leave for good |
| flapper | mouth |
| game | courageous |
| got the eye | tends to look around and be unfaithful |
| pants rabbits | parasites; especially genital parasites |
| poke | wallet or purse |
| poop | energy; desire |
| stake | interest |
