| A | B |
|---|
| fiddle | violin |
| carpet bag | traveling bag used after the Civil War |
| temperance | movement tio end the drinking of alcohol |
| revival | special meeting to stir interest in religion |
| tar and feather | punishing by smearing with tar then covering with feathers |
| hypnotism | act of controlling someone's will |
| balditude | Twain's slang for baldness |
| hand bill | paper flyer announcing a show or sale |
| clothesline | cord strung between two poles to dry wet items |
| flapdoodle | slang for silly or syrupy talk |
| tattooed | mark nade by pricking the skin with a needle and ink |
| cuss | to curse or swear |
| thick as thieves | great friends |
| plantation | large farm or estate |
| stile | steps alongside a fence so a person can get over it but not the sheep |
| out buildings | sheds or barns |
| spinning wheel | used to stretch cotton or wool into thread |
| padlock | a U-shaped bar |
| prisoner | person held against their will |
| lean-to | rough shed with a sloping roof resting against the side of a building |
| foundation | concrete or packed clay under a building as a support |
| cellar | basement or underground room used to keep food cool |
| blue around the gills | embarrassed, guilty looking |
| coat of arms | family emblem with pictures and/or words |
| haste | act of hurrying |
| grindstone | flat rock used for sharpening |
| critters | living creatures |
| antsy | nervous, jittery |
