Little House in the Big Woods - Chapter 3

Henny V. (Netherlands)
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  1. briar
    Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
  2. buck
    mature male of certain mammals, especially deer or antelope
  3. buckskin
    a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
  4. bullet
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  5. butt
    the small unused part of something
  6. cap
    a tight-fitting headdress
  7. crinkle
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface
  8. gun barrel
    a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
  9. gunstock
    the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
  10. hatchet
    a small ax with a short handle used with one hand
  11. long-handled
    having a long handle
  12. lump
    a compact mass
  13. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  14. muzzle
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
  15. polish
    make (a surface) shine
  16. pouch
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
  17. rag
    a small piece of cloth or paper
  18. ramrod
    a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
  19. rustling
    a light noise, like leaves blowing in the wind
  20. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  21. shaving
    a thin fragment or slice that has been shaved from something
  22. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  23. spurt
    gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
  24. squat
    sit on one's heels
  25. stalk
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant
  26. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  27. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
  28. temptingly
    in a tempting seductive manner
  29. trash
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
  30. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
Created on Fri Aug 27 05:13:55 EDT 2010 (updated Fri Aug 27 16:07:35 EDT 2010)

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