Chains Glossary

By Anastasia Melnyk · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed January 11, 2021

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Written by Anastasia Melnyk

dingy

dim, dull, shabby

cahoot

participation, complicity

vexatious

annoying

tarry

to stay longer, to linger

satchel

a bag for books, mainly used by priests to carry the Bible

condolence

expression of sympathy

indenture

a formal legal document

girth

measurement of a person's waist

addlepated

a person lacking common sense

contraption

device, gadget

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