| Term | Definition |
| berth | a built in bed on a ship or train |
| emigrant | a person who leaves a region to settle in another |
| pulpit | a raised platform from which a minister preaches |
| camisole | a women's lace trimmed undershirt |
| satchel | a small bag, sometimes has a strap |
| wheelwrights | a person who repairs or makes wheels and/or wagons |
| stench | a very bad smell |
| serenade | the act of playing or singing music outdoors at night |
| calluses | a hardened thickened place on the skin |
| leggings | covered for the legs |
| tarp | a large waterproof sheet |
| taffy | a sticky chewy candy made by pulling |
| lean to | a shelter that leans against something |
| polygamist | having two or more wives or husbands at the same time |