kirkyard* - northern form of churchyard (the yard or enclosed piece of ground in which a church stands; formerly almost universally used as a burial ground for the parish or district, and still so used, esp. in rural districts).
whoopee - delight, high spirits, boisterous fun
to put up with - to submit to (an injury), 'to suffer without resentment'; in wider sense, To bear, endure, tolerate, do with (anything inconvenient or disagreeable).
chamber - a room or apartment in a house; usually one appropriated to the use of one person.
starfort - a small fort having alternate salient and reentrant angles
thornwood - a wood of thorns
flamb - originally a var. of flam(m)er (to flame)
muttoncandle - a candle made of mutton-fat
housefather - the father of a household or family
threateningly - in a threatening manner, menacingly; ...Looking entreatingly into the face of the baker.
thundercloud - a storm-cloud charged with electricity, that sends forth thunder and lightning
periwig - a wig
lightning bug - firefly
aflash - flashing
my soul - exclamation of surprise
by jing! = by jingo! - a vigorous form of asseveration
to work one's jaws* - to talk, lecture, chatter incessantly
pot still - a still to which heat is applied directly as to a pot, not by means of a steam-jacket; attrib. applied to whisky distilled in a pot-still.
souse - to prepare or preserve (meat, fish, etc.) by steeping in some kind of pickle, esp. one made with vinegar or other tart liquor; to drink so as to become intoxicated.
sop - a piece of bread or the like dipped or steeped in water, wine, etc., before being eaten or cooked; a dish composed of soaked bread; a copious collection or accumulation of some liquid; a person or thing thoroughly soaked or steeped in some way.
sodden - saturated or soaked with water or moisture; boiled (obs.)
enow = enough
besay - to declare, speak about
joyous - having a joyful nature or mood
astir - in motion; fig. In excitement
stirabout - a bustle, a state of confusion; porridge made by stirring oatmeal (or occas. some other meal) in boiling water or milk; a bustling person.
saucy - flavoured with or pertaining to sauce (obs.); insolent towards superiors
wonner - a dweller, an inhabitant
twee - over-nice, over-refined; an imitation of the sound of a horn, and also of the notes of some birds two
final - that which comes last; completion, end, finish
on parole - a person on conditional release before he has completed his sentence
Bohemia* - a kingdom of central Europe, forming part of the Austrian empire
icy - resembling ice; having the nature or properties of ice; fig. Of demeanour, character, speech, etc.
campus - the grounds of a college or university; the open space between or around the buildings; a separate part of a university; Hence allusively, university or college life or people.
Gatling gun* - a form of machine gun, with a cluster of barrels into which the cartridges are automatically loaded at the breech, invented by Dr. R. J. Gatling, and first used in the American civil war (1861-65).
vamp - to make one's way on foot; to tramp or trudge
merchand* - obs. form of merchant marching
horseshoe* - a shoe for a horse, now usually formed of a narrow iron plate bent to the outline of the horse's hoof and nailed to the animal's foot.
filly* - a young lively girl
educand* - one who is to be or is being educated
Sorrento - the name of an Italian town in the province of Naples
array - arrangement in line or ranks, esp. martial order; outfit, attire, dress; Now only poet.
flocking - gathering in crowds, congregating
fray - an assault, attack (obs.); a disturbance, esp. one caused by fighting
orangery* - a place appropriated to the cultivation of orange-trees
brae - a hillside along the river
on terms - on friendly terms, friendly, sociable; in sporting slang, on terms of equality, on an equal footing (with).
twain - two; twins (pl.)
baffle - the state of one who is baffled or bewildered battle
the devil take the hindmost* - the person who is last must expect the worst fate!
begift* - to present with gifts
pineapple* - the juicy edible fruit of the Ananas; a bomb, a hand grenade or light trench mortar.
atone - to bring into concord, reconcile, unite in harmony
doer - one who does, one who performs some act or deed
wellwilled - kindly or favourably disposed
wooer - one who woos a woman, esp. with a view to marriage, a suitor
jerk off - someone of little or no account; a fool, a stupid person Jacob and Esau
yem = eme - an uncle; also dial. a friend, gossip
yan = one; yin-yang - the combination or fusion of the two cosmic forces; esp. as yin-yang symbol, a circle divided by an S-shaped line into a dark and a light segment, representing respectively yin and yang, each containing a 'seed' of the other.
felix (l) - happy
culpa (l) - sin
brune - a dark-complexioned girl or woman, a brunette (fr. - brown) Bruno
jour - a day Giordano
tigger - one who 'tigs' or touches; the pursuer in the game of 'tig'
tugger - one who tugs or pulls with force; spec. one who pulls in a tug-of-war
tenzon - variant of tenson (a contest in verse between rival troubadours; a piece of verse or song composed for or sung in such a contest).
reintroduce - to introduce again
cast out* - to throw out of one's house, one's keeping or preservation
coulter - the iron blade fixed in front of the share in a plough