The Sackett Brand
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32 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
spillway | a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction |
sycamore | a type of tree |
benighted | lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture |
heathen | an individual or group considered irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened |
mesa | flat tableland with steep edges |
travertine | deposits form steplike terrances of calcite from mudpots |
ungallant | offensively discourteous |
squaw | an American Indian woman |
breechclout | a garment that provides covering for the loins |
sutler | A merchant who sold provisionsto soldiers |
woebegone | full of grief, very unhappy |
scabbard | a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet |
livery | the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay |
prissy | prim and proper to an extreme |
crag | a steep rugged rock or cliff |
valise | a small overnight bag for short trips |
frijoles | beans |
sorrel | a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color |
broadcloth | dense twilled wool or worsted fabric |
ornery | uncooperative and irritable |
skittish | adj. extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid |
strata | Layers of rock |
polecat | small weasel-like animal |
jayhawker | a person living in Kansas who was AGAINST slavery |
homesteader | someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it |
gelding | castrated male horse |
wrangler | a ranch hand who cares for saddle horses |
wary | watchful, alert |
melancholy | gloomy, depressed |
congregate | gather |
maverick | a wild horse OR someone independent in thought and attitude |
remorse | feeling guilt about one's actions |
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