Treasure Island Chapters 1-3

Front 1

schooner

Back 1

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.

Front 2

marooned

Back 2

To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon

Front 3

buccaneers

Back 3

A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who preyed on Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century.

Front 4

cove

Back 4

A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.

Front 5

bearings

Back 5

Something that supports weight

Front 6

sabre

Back 6

a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

Front 7

handbarrow

Back 7

A flat rectangular tray or cart with carrying poles at each end, used in transporting loads

Front 8

tottering

Back 8

To sway as if about to fall

Front 9

capstan bars

Back 9

one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked

Front 10

connoisseur

Back 10

A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

Front 11

berth

Back 11

Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver; sea room

Front 12

desirous

Back 12

Having or expressing desire

Front 13

four-penny

Back 13

used of nail size

Front 14

dry tortugas

Back 14

An island group of southern Florida west of Key West. Famed for their marine life, the islands were named Tortugas

Front 15

spanish main

Back 15

The coastal region of mainland Spanish America in the 16th and 17th centuries, extending from the Isthmus of Panama to the mouth of the Orinoco River

Front 16

tyrannizes

Back 16

To treat tyrannically

Front 17

hawker

Back 17

One who sells goods aggressively

Front 18

rheumatics

Back 18

Of, relating to, or suffering from rheumatism.

Front 19

ruffian

Back 19

A tough or rowdy person

Front 20

assizes

Back 20

A session of a court

Front 21

tallowy

Back 21

Hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants.

Front 22

leer

Back 22

A desirous, sly, or knowing look

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cutlass

Back 23

A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors

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sheath

Back 24

A case for a blade, as of a sword

Front 25

talons

Back 25

The claw of a bird of prey

Front 26

fugitive

Back 26

Running away or fleeing, as from the law.

Front 27

chine

Back 27

The line of intersection between the side and bottom of a flatbottom or V-bottom boat

Front 28

gallows

Back 28

A device usually consisting of two upright posts supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging

Front 29

prophetic

Back 29

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

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lancet

Back 30

A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions

Front 31

noggin

Back 31

A small mug or cup

Front 32

pitch

Back 32

Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving

Front 33

Yellow Jack

Back 33

A yellow flag hoisted on a ship to request pratique or warn of disease on board

Front 34

lee shore

Back 34

A shore toward which the wind blows and toward which a ship is likely to be driven

Front 35

guinea

Back 35

A broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend in the west-central coast of Africa

Front 36

lubber

Back 36

An inexperienced sailor

Front 37

scowling

Back 37

To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval

Front 38

cowed

Back 38

To frighten with threats or a show of force

Front 39

apoplexy

Back 39

a stroke