| Term | Definition |
| burgh | a town |
| protruded | To jut out; project |
| spare | lean or thin |
| scanty | insufficient |
| nag | an old horse |
| robust | strong and healthy |
| perceived | detected by means of the senses |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| vender | a seller |
| impassive | having or revealing little or no emotion |
| shaft | the long pole or handle of a weapon |
| spits | pointed rods for skewering and holding meat over a fire for cooking |
| mutton | The flesh of fully grown sheep; used as food |
| aristocracy | hereditary nobility; privileged class |
| incredulous | disbelieving |
| indignation | a feeling of righteous anger; caused by something considered unjust or insulting |
| affirmation | something declared to be true |
| jeers | mock |
| haunches | animal's hips |
| credence | belief in something to be true |