bindle
a bed roll and/or pack or personal belongings
jack
money
graybacks
lice
buck
a man
buckler
those who move or load heavy objects (like sacks of grain)
skinner
a driver of a draft team of animals
tart
prostitute
mules
shoes or slippers
found
free food and lodgings in addition to wages
hoosegow
jail
hame
part of the collar for a draft animal
booby hatch
insane asylum
floozy
cheap, immoral woman
snooker
a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of assorted colors
mollify
to pacify or soften in feeling or temper
scud
to run or move quickly or hurriedly
console
to allieviate or lessen the grief
scornful
derisive; contemptuous
scuttle
to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry
ominous
portending evil or harm; foreboding
imperiously
dictatorially; overbearingly
writhe
to twist about or squirm as in pain
earnestly
effort made with sincere zeal
brindled
gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited; discouraged
brusque
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
belligerent
aggressively hostile; warlike
contemptuous
disdainful; supercilious; haughty
profound
having deep insight or understanding
scourge
to punish, chastise, or criticize severely
mottle
to mark or diversify with spots or blotches or color
contorted
twisted in a violent manner; distorted
disarming
removing or capable of removing hostility or suspicion
wryly
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing
pugnacious
quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
morosely
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored
dutiful
duteous
indignation
strong feeling of unjust or insulting actions
derogatory
belittling, uncomplimentary
tick
mattress
dejected
depressed in spirits; disheartened
apologetically
to act with sorrow or regret
craftily
to act in a cunning, sly, or deceitful manner
ominous
foreboding, threatening, with evil or harm
defensive
guarded;protective
complacently
to act placidly with self assurance; unaware of danger or threat
intensity
showing great strength and concentration
amusedly
to act pleseantly entertained or diverted
contemptuously
to act in a scornful or disdainful manner
dutifully
to perform the acts required of a person