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 provisions to 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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