bale
a large bundle secured with wire or string, as of hay
brocade
fabric woven with a raised, intricate design
calliope
a musical instrument that uses harsh-sounding steam whistles activated by a keyboard
catechism
an elementary book summarizing the doctrines of a religion in question and answer form
drag harrow
an obsolete tool for soil cultivation
gulley
a small valley worn away by running water and used for drainage
ineffable
incapable of being described in words
monstrance
a receptacle used during the Catholic mass to display the Host, or bread that has been converted into the body of Christ
newsreel
A short film presenting current events
Ordinary
a judge of a court of probate
organdy
a thin, cotton fabric with a crisp finish
pallet
a straw mattress
phantasm
a ghostly apparition
pickaninny
a derogatory term for a black child
reducing class
weight-loss class
saffron
a crocus with purple flowers
shiftless
lazy and not efficient
shoat
a young, weaned pig
silage
fermented, moist fodder that is fed to cattle or sheep
surplice
a loose, white vestament worn over the cassock by clergy, choristers, and altar boys
sway-backed
Having an excessive downward curvature of the spine, resulting in a sagging appearance
trough
a long, narrow receptacle for holding water or food for animals
valise
suitcase
