creosote
a wood preservative
vulgar
explicit and offensive reference to sex
idyl
extremely happy
crude
to be unrefined and rude
plebeian
a commoner
sham
fake
concession
a compromise
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco Glossary
by Frank Norris
a wood preservative
explicit and offensive reference to sex
extremely happy
to be unrefined and rude
a commoner
fake
a compromise
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