Huck Finn Vocab 1-14 Flashcards
1
Q
hogshead
A
barrel
2
Q
gap
A
yawn
3
Q
hived
A
stole
4
Q
ambuscade
A
ambush
5
Q
lath
A
thin wooden slats, to which plaster is usually attached
6
Q
meddle
A
interfere
7
Q
hiding
A
thrashing
8
Q
skiff
A
a light rowboat
8
Q
dandy
A
a man who is overly fastidious about his dress
9
Q
temperance
A
abstinence from alcoholic beverages
10
Q
tow
A
cheap rope
11
Q
nabob
A
an important person
12
Q
palaver
A
talk
13
Q
trot line
A
fishing line strung across a river with individual lines hanging down
14
Q
quicksilver
A
mercury
15
Q
abreast
A
side by side
16
Q
cooper
A
barrel maker
17
Q
camp meeting
A
outdoor religious revival
18
Q
truck
A
stuff, things
19
Q
reticule
A
a cloth purse
20
Q
texas
A
a structure on a steamboat containing the officers cabins
21
Q
guys
A
support wires
22
Q
blubbering
A
crying
23
Q
careened
A
turned over on its side
24
bitts
timbers uses for securing boat lines
25
spondulicks
dollars
26
dauphin
eldest son of a king of France
27
victuals
food
