1. phobogenous — induced by fear
The meeting with his prospective in-laws wasn’t going well, Timmy realized, as the phobogenous sweat rolled down his temples and into the collar of his shirt.
2. hypocaust — hollowed flooring into which heated air was sent to raise the temperature of a room or bath (in ancient Rome)
I suppose you could—given enough money, anything is possible—build a hypocaust with wooden flooring, but the disadvantages seem quite obvious.
3. peascod — pod of the pea including the seeds
You cannot eat peascods as you would an edamame appetizer, for the peas will simply be squashed within the pod.
4. littoral — of or relating to the shore or the shoreline region
Hasp Freedly, a stereotypical sailor infamous for his littoral womanizing, seemed at a loss on the dance floor in our new landlocked refuge.
5. foison — plenty, abundance; plentiful harvest; vitality
May we always enjoy the rich foison of nature which seems ever-present when we seek humbly only for our needs.
6. antecubital — of that part of the arm on the other side from the elbow
I prefer having blood drawn from the thick (in my case, at least) vein in the antecubital fossa, to having a damnable finger stick which will pain me all day if not longer.
7. curtilage — ground surrounding a dwelling, sometimes including outbuildings, considered the same as the residence itself
The discovery of the stolen motorbike was thrown out on Fourth Amendment grounds, because although the garage door was open, the garage was deemed part of the curtilage thus making the warrantless search inadmissible.
8. xerostomia — dry mouth
Xerostomia and the munchies are a bad combination when no beverages are available.
9. gasolier — gas burning chandelier
I had no envy for the servant responsible for lighting the forty-eight burners of the huge brass gasolier which stood ponderously over our heads.
10. spokeshave — two-handled cutting implement with blade in the middle, used for shaping wheel spokes or other curved edges of wood
From the doorway I thought she was running a spokeshave across her upper thigh, only realizing as I neared that it was a steel bar similar to those used in the Graston Technique, and that she was massaging away knots from her muscles.