Huck Finn Flashcards
1
Q
Sugar-hogshead
A
Watertight barrel
2
Q
Bulrushers
A
Tall, tufted plants
3
Q
Snuff
A
Powdered tobacco that is sniffed
4
Q
Skiff
A
A small riverboat
5
Q
Providence
A
God as a supreme power guiding human beings and “providing” for their needs
6
Q
Hived
A
To be stolen from
7
Q
Pow-wow
A
A noisy meeting of discussion
8
Q
Shot tower
A
A tall tower in which hot, molten lead was dropped through a sleeve into a cold water to form the small round pellets used as buckshot in a shotgun
9
Q
Highfalutin’
A
Vain
10
Q
Cowhide
A
A beating with a leather belt of strap
11
Q
Pungle
A
To pay up, contribute
12
Q
Temperance
A
Staying calm
13
Q
Forty-rod
A
Powerful whiskey
14
Q
Wadding
A
Stuffing that held gun powder and shot in place in a muzzle-loading gun
15
Q
Tow
A
Ropelike fibers
16
Q
Calico
A
A printed cotton cloth
17
Q
Barlow knife
A
Large pocket knife with a single blade
