Chekhov's Short Stories Glossary

By Sudip Das Gupta · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed June 20, 2020

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Written by Sudip Das Gupta

Hempen

A cloth made from hemp fibre

Sullen

Depressed, ill-tempered

Unkempt

Uncombed, messy

Maggot

Larva of an insect used as a bait while fishing

Pike

A kind of freshwater and predatory fish

Tackle

Tactics of a specific task

Flint

A type of stone

Farthing

Name of a British coin

Sloth

A slow moving animal species

Puckered

Wrinkled

Dishevelled

Unkempt, shaggy

Propitiate

Win the favor of someone by acting in a way that gives pleasure

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