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31227676bindlea bed roll and/or pack or personal belongings
31227677jackmoney
31227678graybackslice
31227679bucka man
31227680bucklerthose who move or load heavy objects (like sacks of grain)
31227681skinnera driver of a draft team of animals
31227682tartprostitute
31227683mulesshoes or slippers
31227684foundfree food and lodgings in addition to wages
31227685hoosegowjail
31227686hamepart of the collar for a draft animal
31227687booby hatchinsane asylum
31227688floozycheap, immoral woman
31227689snookera variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of assorted colors
31236981mollifyto pacify or soften in feeling or temper
31236982scudto run or move quickly or hurriedly
31236983consoleto allieviate or lessen the grief
31236984scornfulderisive; contemptuous
31236985scuttleto run with quick, hasty steps; scurry
31236986ominousportending evil or harm; foreboding
31236987imperiouslydictatorially; overbearingly
31236988writheto twist about or squirm as in pain
31236989earnestlyeffort made with sincere zeal
31236990brindledgray or tawny with darker streaks or spots
31236991crestfallendejected; dispirited; discouraged
31236992brusqueabrupt in manner; blunt; rough
31236993belligerentaggressively hostile; warlike
31236994contemptuousdisdainful; supercilious; haughty
31236995profoundhaving deep insight or understanding
31236996scourgeto punish, chastise, or criticize severely
31236997mottleto mark or diversify with spots or blotches or color
31236998contortedtwisted in a violent manner; distorted
31236999disarmingremoving or capable of removing hostility or suspicion
31237000wrylybitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing
31237001pugnaciousquarrelsome; belligerent; combative
31237002moroselygloomily or sullenly ill-humored
31237003dutifulduteous
31237004indignationstrong feeling of unjust or insulting actions
31237005derogatorybelittling, uncomplimentary
31237944tickmattress
81924784dejecteddepressed in spirits; disheartened
81924785apologeticallyto act with sorrow or regret
81924786craftilyto act in a cunning, sly, or deceitful manner
81924787ominousforeboding, threatening, with evil or harm
81924788defensiveguarded;protective
81924789complacentlyto act placidly with self assurance; unaware of danger or threat
81924790intensityshowing great strength and concentration
81924791amusedlyto act pleseantly entertained or diverted
81924792contemptuouslyto act in a scornful or disdainful manner
81924793dutifullyto perform the acts required of a person

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