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archangel a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. aster any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk. birching any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Compare birch family. bracken a cluster or thicket of such ferns; an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs. buff a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making belts, pouches, etc. capstan any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc. comely pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair cotter a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together. cratch a crib for fodder; manger. dapple a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters. desecrate to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose. farrowed a litter of pigs; to bring forth fester to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate quern a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain. render to cause to be or become; make rile to irritate or vex. sump a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected. shanty a crudely built hut, cabin, or house. Shaker a member of the Millennial Church, originating in England in the middle of the 18th century and brought to the U.S. in 1774, advocating celibacy, common ownership of property, and a strict and simple way of life: so called from their practice of shaking during religious services sired a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. snit an agitated or irritated state. steward person who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants, etc. stout firm; stubborn; resolute tribulation grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering gilt to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to; gold goiter an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet. gullet the esophagus. gumption courage; spunk; guts hanker to have a restless or incessant longing Holstein one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle hunker . to lumber along; walk or move slowly or aimlessly;to squat on one's heels husbandry the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming. kine a plural of cow1 lintel horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door. mattock an instrument for loosening the soil in digging, shaped like a pickax, but having one end broad instead of pointed. mirthful joyous; gay; jolly: passel a group or lot of indeterminate number: pomade a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair