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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

New Vocabulary

1. handbarrow-a  frame with handles at each end by which it is carried.
Joe used a handbarrow to carry the apples from one place to another.

2. handspike-a bar used as a lever.
Jim pushed down on the handspike to open the door.

3. grogshop- a shop where liquor can be bought for drinking off the premises.
Jane bought some liquor at grogshop for her husband.

4. trundle-to transport in or as if in a wheeled vehicle.
John trundled a wheelbarrow full of sand to the top of the hill.

5. assizes-civil or criminal court cases.
Jennifer had a tough time looking through all the assizes to find the right one.

6. indignation-Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Jessie had an indignation againist the waiter because he had spilled drink all over her and not cleaned it up.

7. tallowy-resembling hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants.
James thought that the woman looked a bit tallowy.

8. sinewy-lean and muscular.
Jake went to go work out at the gym to become sinewy.

9. apoplexy-a stroke.
Jenny had apoplexy because she had to much wine.

10. swabs-being uncouth or worthless
Jack said the painting was swabs, while Jill thought it was priceless


11. lugger-a small sailing ship with three quadrilateral sails bent upon a yard that cross the mast obliquely.


12. trump-a fine person; brick.


13. rum-puncheon-a wooden cask or barrel for holding rum.


14. calumniesThe making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; 


slander


15. tarpaulinA sailor's tarred or oilskin hat.


16. cockerelA young rooster.


17. tonnageThe size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons.


18. anecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.


19. viceroyA man who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign.


20. coxswainThe steersman of a ship's boat, lifeboat, racing boat, or other boat.

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