stoat
the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
oversight
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
wrought iron
iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded
obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
sandbag
a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
froward
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
chattel
personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
flyblown
spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
rote
memorization by repetition
lifer
a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
sconce
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
molding
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
mullioned
of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone
prestidigitation
manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
bookend
a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
dowager
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
unprepossessing
creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
hilt
the handle of a sword or dagger
attrition
the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
sentinel
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
