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- ALOOFAt or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- BEGUILETo deceive or delude (using guile).
- BLUFFAn act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
- BOULEVARDA broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- BOWSETo drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- BRUINA folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
- BUCKWHEATAn Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
- BULLIONA bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
- BULWARKA defensive wall or rampart.
- CABOOSEA small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
- CATERWAULTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
- CATKINA type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
- CLAPBOARDA narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- CLIPPERAnything or anyone that clips.
- CLOPThe sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- COFFTo buy, purchase.
- COFFINGTo buy, purchase.
- COFFSTo buy, purchase.
- CORFA large basket, especially as used for coal.
- CORKThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
- CRAMEA merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
- DABBLETo make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
- DOITA small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
- DOTETo be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- DRILLTo create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
- DUIKERAny of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily.
- DWANGA horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
- ELANDA genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
- FILMYResembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.
- FIRKINA varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
- FITCHA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
- FLABBYYielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
- FLAMENCOA genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
- FLAPAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- FLEECHTo wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
- FLOSSA thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
- FRUMPA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
- FYKEA type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
- GRIFTA confidence game or swindle.
- GUILDERThe former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
- GULDENAn old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies).
- HOBBLEOne of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
- HOISETo hoist.
- HOISTTo raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- HOYDENA rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.
- ICEBERGThe seaward end of a glacier.
- KNAPTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. To break away flakes from (a brittle materia
- LAMBREQUINA scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
- LIGHTERA person who lights things.
- LOONA crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- MAHOGANYThe valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
- MANHOODThe state or condition of being a human being.
- NICKA small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- NOCKEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
- ONSLAUGHTA fierce attack.
- PICKLEA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
- PLACKA coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- PLOUGHMANAlternative spelling of plowman.
- PLOWMANA man who plows land with a plow.
- PLUMPHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
- PLUNDERTo pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- POLDERAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
- PUMPA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- QUACKSALVEROne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
- RABBLETo speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
- RACKA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
- RAMBLEA leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
- RANTTo speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- RHEBOKA medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.
- RUNTThe smallest animal of a litter.
- RYNDA piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
- SCONEA small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
- SCRABBLETo scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- SCRODAny cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.
- SCUDNaked.
- SHELDRAKEAn Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
- SHOGjolt, shake (brisk movement)
- SKATEA runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
- SLOBBERLiquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
- SLOOTA ditch.
- SLUMBERYInclined to sleep; sleepy or sleeping; quiet and slow-paced.
- SNACKA light meal.
- SNOEKAn edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
- SNUFFFinely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
- SPALDTo split.
- SPECKLEA small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
- SPELTERzinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
- SPLICEA junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- SPLINTERA long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
- SPOOKA ghost or phantom.
- SPRINKLETo cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
- SPROUTA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- STEEKTo stitch (sew with a needle).
- STIVEThe floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
- STOEPA raised veranda in front of a house.
- STOKERA person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
- STUIVERstiver
- SUCKLINGAn infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.