Chapter 3
Vocabulary Words

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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.

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