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a British coin worth 6 pennies.
b Sauce served with cooked rabbit.
c Jewel-like.
d Oars.
e Rope on a boat used for tying up to a dock.
f European ermines, weasel relatives.
g Dam in a stream.
h Food.
i Boat used for sculling matches on which wagers are placed.
j Boating with a long, flat-bottomed boat, propelled by a pole.
k Insect with large, transparent forewings that lives no longer than a few days.
l Foolish or stubborn person.
m Footpath for walking while towing a boat in the water.
n A ditty is a short, simple song.
o Large van on wheels pulled by a horse.
p Tobacco leaves dried and prepared for smoking.
q Moldy-smelling.
r Pebble-grained leather made from goatskin.
s Eighteenth-century French dance in quadruple meter.
t Close-fitting; usually sleeveless jacket.
u Rest or nap (Spanish).
v Former British gold coins, each worth 21 shillings.
w Fairyland.
x Vehicle on runners for conveying people over snow, ice, or rough ground.
y Short, thick stick used as a weapon.
z Shabby.
aa Benches with a high back.
ab Slap.
ac Chasing.
ad Hiding places, especially from which one can escape.
ae Fence of closely planted shrubs separating fields.
af Harshness.
ag Home, sweet home (Latin).
ah Sudden outburst.
ai Alphabet letters drawn with even-width strokes.
aj Finely chopped goose liver, considered a delicacy.
ak Christmas season.
al Mild form of frostbite in which the hands and feet swell from excessive exposure to cold.
am Brand of beer from Burton upon Trent, England’s brewing capital.
an Pirate ship sailing along the western part of North Africa.
ao Men employed on the canals, rivers, and coastal waters of England.
ap Founded in 1774 to save drowning victims by means of resuscitation.
aq Fine.
ar Foot or leg coverings.
as Gloves with extended cuffs.
at Brightly colored covering.
au Vertical bar separating panes of a window.
av Sixteenth-century British window featuring heavy mullions and leaded glass panels made up of small panes in a geometric pattern.
aw Judicial officers.