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30 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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hogshead
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barrel
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gap
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yawn
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hived
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stole
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ambuscade
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ambush
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lath
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thin wood slats
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hiding
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thrashing
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dandy
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a man who is overly fastidious about his dress
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temperance
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abstinence from alcoholic beverages
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skiff
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a light rowboat
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tow
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cheap rope
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nabob
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important person
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palaver
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talk
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trot line
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a fishing line strung across a river with individual lines and hooks hanging down from it into the water
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quicksilver
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mercury
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abreast
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side by side
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cooper
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barrel maker
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camp meeting
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outdoor religious revival
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truck
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stuff, things
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reticule
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a cloth purse
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texas
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a structure on a steamboat containing the officers' cabins
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guys
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support wires
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blubbering
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crying
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careened
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turned over on its side
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bitts
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timbers used for securing lines on a boat
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spondulicks
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dollars
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dauphin
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eldest son of a king of France
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tote
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carry
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aggravate
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irritate
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leeward
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the direction in which the wind is blowing; downwind
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sheering
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swerving
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