| A | B |
|---|
| ciphering | doing arithmetic problems |
| cholera | severe illness |
| leggings | cold weather trousers |
| hundredweight | a hundred pounds |
| loft | attic |
| Papist | Roman Catholic |
| prison ship | a ship used as a jail |
| sloth | extreme laziness |
| taproom | place for drinking alcohol |
| thatch | straw & reeds used for a roof |
| trainband | a military group |
| shilling | British money |
| breeches | trousers |
| seining | fishing with a net |
| hardtack | bread eaten by patriot soldiers |
| drover | cattle driver |
| forage | find food in the wild |
| pallet | bed (usually made of straw) |
| skirmish | small battle |
| apprentice | person learning a trade |
| Johnnycake | pancake |
| petition | ask |
| psalms | hymns |
| thrash | beat up |
| cordial | friendly,welcoming |
| commissary notes or scrip | patriot money |
| populace | people in the area |
| adjutant | assistant |
| plowshare | blade of a plow |
| standard bearer | person who carries the flag |
| fusillade | a series of shots fired; a volley |
| vanguard | the first line in an army |
