Huckleberry Finn Vocabulary Ch 8-11
Honest Injun
"Honest Indian!"; an assertion that one is telling the truth.
dog-leg
a crude, cheap tobacco
wood-flat
a flat-bottomed boat used to carry wood.
currycomb
a large comb with metal teeth for cleaning a horse or other domestic animal.
barlow knife
a large pocket knife with a single blade.
cooper shop
a place where wooden barrels were made
corn-pone
a plain corn bread common in the south
calico
a printed cotton cloth.
hank
a skein or coil of yarn or thread.
reticule
a small purse or handbag used by women to carry needlework or other small articles.
hair trunk
a trunk covered with animal hide with the hair still on it.
camp-meet'n
an outdoor religious gathering, often held in a tent and led by an itinerant pastor
'prentice
apprentice; one who is contracted to work for another in order to learn a trade.
chuckleheads
blockheads; foolish, stupid persons.
britches-pocket
breeches pocket; pants pocket
gashly
ghastly.
power
great deal; large amount.
haggled
hacked or cut rudely
lynched
hanged by a mob
keeping mum
keeping still; not telling
blinders
leather flaps fastened alongside a horses eyes so that the horse can only see straight ahead.
mud-turkles
mud turtles
nigh
near
Abolitionist
one who advocated the abolition of slavery and, sometimes, helped to free slaves
traps
personal belongings or baggage
peart
pert; impudently clever
rubbage
rubbish
fantods
shakes or nervous fidgets
taller
tallow; animal fat used to make candles and soap.
hocus
to fool or decieve (from hocus-pocus)
varmint
vermin; pest.