Huck Finn Glossary Flashcards
To find an accused person innocent in a court of law
Acquit
Actions of a person who thinks he or she is superior to others
Airs
Scared someone by force; bullied
Bullyragged
Plan
Campaign
Traveling suitcase or bag made of carpet. Theses bags were widely used in the United States in the 1800s
Carpet-bags
Figured out
Ciphered
Salty mineral water from congress springs in Saratoga Springs, New York
Congress Water
Necktie;slang for hangmans noose
Cravat
Dared not or dared not try it
Dasn’t
Title of the eldest son of the King of France. This term was used between 1349 and the 1830’s
Dauphin
Nervous and mental disorder caused by alcoholism. Insomnia, hallucinations, and restlessness often occupy it.
Delirium tremens
Cheap saloon
Doggery
Huck’s misuse of the word doxology which means hymn or prayer.
Doxolojer
Audience demand for a repeat performance.
Encores
State of having the fidgets. Being nervous about something
Fantods
Moss or fungus that grows on rotting wood and appears to grow.
Fox-fire
Suspenders
Galluses
Slang word for a big,strong man who is thought to be stupid.
Galoot
People who don’t believe in the God of the Bible
Heathens
Hide or store something
Hive
Someone who deceives or misleads
Humbug
Person trained in a trade or craft. Journey men printers usually worked by the day or by the job
Jour printer
Form of Christian faith-healing in which a believer lays hands on a sick person and prays for God’s help
Layin’ on o’ hands
Huck’s misspelling of medieval or the Middle Ages
Meedyevil
Small organ invented in the United States
Melodeum
Hypnosis
Mesmerism
Simple or ignorant person
Muggins
Studying the shape of a person’s head for clues and signs of intelligence and abilities
Phrenology
A term that Huck made up it is a combination of the Calvinist teachings of predestination and foreordination. They express the belief of God choosing who goes to heaven before birth
Preforeordestination
Divine guidance or care
Providence
Mercury
Quicksilver
Make trouble
Raise Cain
Rascal
Rapscallion
Drunkards
Rummies
A characters speech that reveals inner thoughts and ideas. It is spoken while the character is alone on stage.
Soliloquy
Religious meetings that stress the evil of alcohol
Temperance revival
Tragedian
Actor
Huck’s misspelling and mispronunciation of the word valet, which is a servant who waits on another person
Valley
Gold coins
Yaller-boys and Yaller-jackets
Person who worked to end slavery in the United States
Abolitionist
