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18 Cards in this Set
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old-fashioned, short gun with large bore and flaring mouth, used for scattering shot at close range
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blunderbuss
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to smear or coat as with plaster; grease
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daubed
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a very hard, dull-colored variety of quartz that produces a spark when struck with steel.
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flint
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showing little interest or enthusiasm; lack of spirit
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half-heartedly
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a large number
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passel
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person having the exclusive title to anything; owner
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proprietor
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to tremble or shake, usually refers to voice
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quavering
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a place marked by great destruction, confusion, or disorder
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shambles
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one who surveys land
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surveyor
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a small, narrow cleft; crevice. To fill the cracks of, as a wall; plug up
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chinking
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to take something away from
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deprived
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slow and solemn manner; of great importance
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gravely
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an old type of musket fired by igniting the powder with a slow-burning wick or match
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matchlock
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an alloy, usually of tin and lead
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pewter
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upright supporting timber; split log made into a table
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puncheon table
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feeling or causing sorrow or sympathy
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ruefully
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living, being, or going alone
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solitary
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to run the risk of; to expose to chance or risk; brave, hazard, stake; exploring the dangers
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venturing
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