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22 Cards in this Set
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salmon
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Main Entry: salm·on
Pronunciation: 'sam-&n Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural salmon also salmons 1 : any of various large food and game fishes that are related to the trouts, have reddish or pinkish flesh, live in oceans or large lakes, and swim up rivers or streams to deposit or fertilize eggs: as a : one of the northern Atlantic that does not die after breeding -- called also Atlantic salmon b : any of several fishes (as the chinook salmon) of the northern Pacific that usually die after breeding -- called also Pacific salmon |
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totem pole
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Main Entry: totem pole
Function: noun : a pole carved and painted with symbols of totems and set up by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America |
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prairie schooner
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Main Entry: prairie schooner
Function: noun : a long covered wagon used by pioneers to cross the prairies |
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oxen
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Main Entry: ox
Pronunciation: 'äks Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ox·en /'äk-s&n /; also ox 1 : a common large domesticated bovine mammal which is kept for milk, draft, and meat and of which the female is a cow and the male a bull; especially : an adult castrated male 2 : any various related bovine mammals (as the buffalo) |
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ague
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Main Entry: ague
Pronunciation: 'A-gyü Function: noun 1 : a fever (as malaria) marked by outbreaks of chills, fever, and sweating that recur at regular intervals 2 : a fit of shivering : CHILL |
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corn meal
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Main Entry: corn·meal
Pronunciation: 'ko(&)rn-'mE(&)l, -"mEl Function: noun : meal ground from corn Main Entry: 2meal Function: noun Etymology: Old English melu "ground grain" 1 : ground seeds of a cereal grass; especially : CORNMEAL 2 : something like meal especially in texture |
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parsley
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Main Entry: pars·ley
Pronunciation: 'pär-slE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural parsleys : a European herb related to the carrot and widely grown for its finely divided leaves which are used to season or decorate foods; also : the leaves |
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sage
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Main Entry: sage
Function: noun Etymology: Middle English sage "sage plant," from early French sage, salge (same meaning), from Latin salvia "sage plant used for health," from salvus "safe, healthy" --related to SAFE, SAVE 1 : a European mint with fragrant leaves that is used especially to flavor meat |
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rosemary
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Main Entry: rose·mary
Pronunciation: 'rOz-"mer-E Function: noun Etymology: an altered form of Middle English rosmarine "rosemary," from Latin rosmarinus, literally, "dew of the sea," from ros "dew" and marinus "of the sea" : a fragrant shrubby mint with grayish green needlelike leaves used as a seasoning; also : the leaves of rosemary |
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thyme
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Main Entry: thyme
Pronunciation: 'tIm also 'thIm Function: noun 1 : any of a genus of Eurasian mints with small fragrant leaves; especially : one grown for use in seasoning food 2 : thyme leaves used as a seasoning |
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homestead
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Main Entry: 1home·stead
Pronunciation: -"sted Function: noun 1 : a home and surrounding land 2 : a piece of land acquired from U.S. public lands by living on and cultivating it |
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stockade fencing
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Main Entry: stock·ade
Pronunciation: stä-'kAd Function: noun 1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense 2 a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes b : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept |
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Conestoga wagon
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Main Entry: Con·es·to·ga
Pronunciation: "kän-&-'stO-g& Function: noun Etymology: named for Conestoga, town in Pennsylvania where the wagons were first made : a broad-wheeled covered wagon formerly used to carry freight across the prairies -- called also Conestoga wagon |
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adz
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Main Entry: adze
Variant(s): also adz /'adz/ Function: noun : a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping wood |
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malaria
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Main Entry: ma·lar·ia
Pronunciation: m&-'ler-E-& Function: noun : a disease caused by protozoan parasites in the red blood cells, passed from one individual to another by the bite of mosquitoes, and marked by periodic attacks of chills and fever |
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charivari (shivaree)
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Main Entry: shiv·a·ree
Pronunciation: \shi-və-rē, shi-və-\ Function: noun Etymology: modification of French charivari — more at charivari Date: 1843 : a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple |
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nooning
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Main Entry: noon·ing
Pronunciation: \nü-niŋ, -nən\ Function: noun Date: circa 1652 1chiefly dialect : a meal eaten at noon 2chiefly dialect : a period at noon for eating or resting |
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ford
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Main Entry: ford
Pronunciation: 'fO(&)rd, 'fo(&)rd Function: noun : a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
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scow
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Main Entry: scow
Pronunciation: 'skau Function: noun : a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting sand, gravel, or refuse |
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calico
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Main Entry: cal·i·co
Pronunciation: 'kal-i-"kO Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -coes or -cos Etymology: named for Calicut, a city in India, which exported such cloth 1 : cotton cloth especially with a colored pattern printed on one side |
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gingham
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Main Entry: ging·ham
Pronunciation: 'gi[ng]-&m Function: noun : a cotton clothing fabric in plain weave |
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beef "jerking"
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Main Entry: jerk
Function: transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from 1jerky Date: 1707 : to preserve (meat) in long sun-dried slices |
