tusker - a beast having tusks, esp. an elephant or wild boar
toil - a spell of severe bodily or mental labour; a laborious task or operation.
salaam* - the Oriental salutation, Peace (be upon you)
rhinoceros* - a large, unwieldy quadruped of a genus now found only in Africa and Southern Asia, having a horn (or, in some species, two horns) on the nose and a very thick skin disposed in plates and folds.
to go west* - to die, perish, disappear; Wurst (d) - sausage.
hippotame* - hippopotamus
chare - a turning or movement back; to do odd turns or jobs, esp. of housework.
beagle - a small variety of hound, tracking by scent, formerly used in hunting hares, but now superseded by the Harrier, which sometimes takes its name.
frantling - Used to express the noise made by peacocks
muzz - to loiter aimlessly; to 'hang about'
smutter - to mark with some black or dirty substance; to blacken, smudge
pageboy - a boy or lad (usually in 'buttons' or livery) employed in a private house, a club, hotel, large shop, etc., to attend to the door, go on errands, and the like.
bright - brightness, light. arch. (poet.) boys
outer - comparatively or relatively far out; that is on the outside, outward, external; of or pertaining to the outside.
hung - suspended, attached so as to hang down, etc. young
Mohn (d) - poppy
loe - obs. form of lo, low
amethyst - a precious stone of a clear purple or bluish violet colour
seafire - phosphorescence at sea
Siemens - the name of four German-born brothers, Ernst Werner (1816-92), Karl Wilhelm or Charles William (1823-83), Friedrich (1826-1904), and Karl (1829-1906) (von) Siemens, used attrib. and in the possessive to denote processes or devices discovered, invented, or developed by one or more of the brothers.
westward* - towards the west, in a westerly direction
fishy - resembling a fish or something belonging to a fish; having the savour, smell, or taint of fish.
to listen out* - to listen for a sound, e.g. on a radio receiver
toran - a sacred Buddhist gateway, of wood or stone, consisting of a pair of uprights with one or more (often three) cross-pieces; sometimes elaborately carved.
piscina (sp) - fish
Lafayette* - a sciænoid fish of the Northern United States (Liostomus xanthurus).
squiggle - to writhe about; to squirm or wriggle
Holy cross* - the cross upon which Jesus Christ suffered death
harker* - Sc., a listener
ribber - a blow on the ribs river
munt - mount (obs.)
flip flap - something that 'goes flip-flap' (with a repeated flapping movement)
witchman - a wizard
sucking - not come to maturity, not fully developed, budding
tempt - to allure, entice, invite, attract
at a venture* - at random, by chance, without due consideration or thought
strut - to walk with an affected air of dignity or importance, stepping stiffly with head erect
musketeer - a soldier armed with a musket
brace - a pair, a couple
girdle - a belt worn round the waist to secure or confine the garments; a corset, usu. elasticated, that does not extend above the waist girls
brasse - a name of a fish of the perch family brace
beau* - a man who gives particular, or excessive, attention to dress, mien, and social etiquette; a fop, a dandy boys
jog - a slow measured walk, trot, or run
hold hard - (orig. a sporting phrase) To pull hard at the reins in order to stop the horse; hence gen. to 'pull up', halt, stop.
dither - to tremble, quake, quiver, thrill. Now also in gen. colloq. use: to vacillate, to act indecisively, to waver between different opinions or courses of action.
waltzer - one who dances the waltz daughters
stright - obs. Sc. form of straight night
Hesperus* - the evening star
wand - obs. pa. tense of wind (v.)
wonderer* - one who wonders (to regard with wonder, to marvel at) at something.
jimpsonweed* = jimsonweed - the Thorn-apple, Datura Stramonium
deck - to cover
lurk - to lie in ambush; to remain furtively or unobserved about one spot
thunderation - Used as a vague expletive or intensive
mulligrubs - a state of depression of spirits, a fit of megrims or spleen
Mary, queen of Scots; scut - a term of contempt for a person; a short garment.
Christian* - an adherent of Christianity
duty - due respect, reverence; an expression of submission, deference, or respect
royalty - royal persons collectively or individually
squat - to sit down with the legs closely drawn up beneath the hams or in front of the body; esp. to sit on the ground in this way or in a crouching attitude. Also jocularly, to sit (down).
matt - Of colours, surfaces: Without lustre, dull, 'dead'
luke - to make lukewarm; obs. or Sc. form of look
johl = jol - the local name (often with capital initial) for a barren, much dissected, limestone plateau south of Wadi Hadhramaut in the Arabian peninsula John
dapple = dappled - spotted, speckled
bellied - having a belly. Often in comb., e.g. big- or great-bellied, having a big belly
mug - any (large) earthenware vessel or bowl; also, a pot, jug, or ewer
trouble - disturbed, distressed, confused; turbulent, tempestuous, stormy, violent
bedded - In comb. Having a bed
sawdust - wood in the state of small particles, detached from a tree, plank, etc. in the process of sawing.
expectoration - the action or process of expectorating; discharge of phlegm from the chest by coughing, etc. expectation
specification - specific definition or description; specific, explicit, or detailed mention, enumeration, or statement of something.
tun - a large cask or barrel, usually for liquids, esp. wine, ale, or beer, or for various provisions.
tapster - a man who draws the beer, etc. for the customers in a public house; the keeper of a tavern.
buttle - to pour out (drink); to do a butler's work
frau* - a married woman, wife
rinse - to wash out (a cup, etc.) by pouring in water or other liquid and emptying it out again.
omit* - to leave out, not to insert or include
put in - to contribute as one's share of work or duty; to perform (a piece of work, etc.) as part of a whole, or in the midst of other occupations.
brick - a brick-shaped block of any substance, e.g. of tea
chaser* - one who chases or hunts; an attendant upon a person of rank or wealth, dressed in a military style.
stirrup* - to supply with or as with stirrups (a contrivance suspended from the side of a saddle to serve as a support for the foot of the rider).