Midland (proper noun)
The middle (not coastal) part of Ireland.
auld (adjective)
old.
fancy (verb)
feel a desire or liking for.
Snap (proper noun)
a card game.
asunder (adverb)
An archaic, literary term for apart, or divided.
tinker (noun)
a person who travels from place to place mending metal utensils as a way of making a living.
quell (verb)
subdue or silence something.
Jezebel (proper noun)
A derogatory term for an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman.
bile (noun)
anger; irritability.
callow (adjective)
(of a young person) inexperienced and immature.
sham (noun)
a thing that is not what it is purported to be.
naggin (noun)
An Irish term for a flask of liquor.
eradicate (verb)
Destroy completely; put an end to.
Orion (proper noun)
a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword.
brazen (adjective)
bold and without shame.
nappy (noun)
a piece of absorbent material wrapped around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb and retain urine and feces; a diaper.
aspersion (noun)
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
glowery (adjective)
having an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl.
hovel (noun)
a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.
strychnine (noun)
a bitter and highly poisonous compound obtained from nux vomica and related plants. An alkaloid, it has occasionally been used as a stimulant.
