Treasure Island Book Club List

ledesmac (United States of America)
Book club list by: Jon, Zen, Elizabeth, Cayce.
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  1. squall
    a loud and harsh cry
  2. halyard
    a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
  3. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  4. hawser
    large heavy rope for nautical use
  5. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  6. douse
    wet thoroughly
  7. quid
    the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
  8. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  9. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  10. berth
    a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
  11. skipper
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
  12. stave
    one of the slats of wood forming sides of a barrel or bucket
  13. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  14. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  15. bombardment
    an attack by dropping explosive devices
Created on Fri Feb 14 14:15:51 EST 2014

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