FIVE Interesting Vocab Words and their Definitions! :) These words were found in chapters 34-36 of Huckleberry Finn...
1. "ash-hopper" - a lie cask, or box for ashes, resembling a hopper in a mill (lengendsofamerica.com/we-slang.html)
2. "vittles" ("victuals") - food usable by man; supplies of food (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
3. "seneskal" ("seneschal") - an agent or steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal times (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
4. "(by) jings" - a mild oath; short for jingo, from Jesus (Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online)
5. "muggins" - fool: a person who lacks good judgment (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)
So, there you have it. :) I especially like the "seneskal" one. It definitely seems like a word Tom would be fond of.
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~Huckleberry's Friend
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