| Term | Definition |
|---|
| persimmon | a type of tree with a plum-like fruit |
| rafters | a beam that supports a pitched roof |
| calloused | tough, hardened skin on the hands, feet or elsewhere. |
| chitlins | the small intestine of a swine (pig) when prepared as food. |
| addled | confused |
| briar | a shrub or small tree whose roots are used to make pipes. |
| ticking | a strong cotton fabric used to fill a mattress. |
| bramble | a prickly shrub in the rose family. |
| rivulets | a small brook or stream. |
| mongrel | a dog of mixed breeds. |
| skittish | restless or excessively lively. |
| sowbelly | fresh salt pork taken from the belly of a hog. |
| carcass | the dead body of an animal. |
| tannery | a place where animal hides (skins) are tanned. |
| poultice | a soft moist mass of cloth, food, meal, herbs, etc. , applied hot as medication for the body. |
| mange | skin diseases caused by mites. |
| fret | to feel or express worry, discontent, annoyance. |
| cistern | a container for holding liquid. |
| sanctuary | a sacred or holy place. |
| conjured | to affect or influence as if by spell. |
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