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Word |
Page # |
Definition |
| briar | 55 | a plant (as a blackberry or rose) with a thorny or prickly stem; also : a mass or twig of these |
| buckskin | 47 | the skin of a buck; a soft flexible leather used for cloth |
| gunstock | 48 | the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed |
| muzzle | 50 | the open end of a gun from which the bullet is fired |
| powder horn | 52 | a flask for carrying gunpowder; especially : one made of the horn of an ox or cow |
| ramrod | 47 | a rod for ramming the charge down the barrel in a muzzle-loading firearm |
| ravine | 55 | a small narrow valley with steep sides that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon |
| scurry | 54 | to move briskly; scamper |
| thrash | 58 | to strike forcefully especially with a long instrument (as a whip) |
Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in Little House in the Big Woods.
by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2012
Bingham, Illinois
updated:
June 4, 2016
Cowden-Herrick Schools