Spartan
marked by simplicity, frugality, or avoidance of luxury and comfort
dotage
a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
yawl
a sailboat having two masts with the shorter one behind the rudder
fairy
in this context, a derogatory word for gay
awl
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
hull
the deck, sides, and bottom of a ship or boat
spar
a stout, rounded piece, usually wood or metal, in a boat (such as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging
spire
a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower; a steeple
swill
to guzzle
