Four Souls Glossary

by Louise Erdrich

Four Souls Glossary

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Bramble

Shrub of blackberry

Pemmican

A nutritious food made up of dried meat and berries

Shimmer

Shining with a soft light

Strangling

Squeeze or Suppress

Turrets

A small tower on the top of a castle

Destitute

Poor and lacking money

Linoleum

A canvas used for the floor covering

Jutting

Extend out part beyond the main body

Sloughs

A swamp

Lumber

Wooden planks or boards

Porcupines

A large rodent with quills

Lacquer

A liquid painted to shine the surface

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