The Brave Cowboy Glossary

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The Brave Cowboy Glossary

Anarchist

Someone who believes that there should be no government and no order

Corundum

Very hard aluminum oxide

Daubed

To carelessly coat something with a very thick and heavy substance

Feisty

A spunky, determined person

Hound

To harass someone ceaselessly

Impervious

Someone who can't be affected by a usually dangerous force

Lichens

An exceptionally simple plant that grows slow and usually creates a crust-like, leaflike, or other growth on rocks, walls, and trees.

Merely

Simply

Transient

A drifter; someone without a home who stays in a place a short amount of time

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