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1. taximeter<\/strong> \u2014 device for calculating cab fare by measuring distance traveled<\/p>\n

We were fortunate to find a <\/em>taximeter cab in that area and so were able to speed to the station before Bertram\u2019s Daimler arrived.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. hogget<\/strong> \u2014 not yet shorn sheep under one year old<\/p>\n

Reilly was caught red-handed with two of Widow Janet\u2019s <\/em>hoggets in the back of his wagon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. punkin<\/strong> \u2014 pumpkin<\/p>\n

Cy\u2019s horse got in the <\/em>punkins and there weren\u2019t nary a one left.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. lumber room<\/strong> \u2014 storeroom in domicile used for oddments and unused furniture<\/p>\n

Whitby had last seen the trunk in the <\/em>lumber room, but that was years ago, and he wasn\u2019t even sure the map was still in that trunk anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. agrestal<\/strong> \u2014 of or related to plants wildly growing in cultivated fields<\/p>\n

After the verdict, of course, the water dried up and now all that you see are a few <\/em>agrestal weeds growing where there used to be rows of verdant crops.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. chirographically<\/strong> \u2014 as related to penmanship<\/p>\n

He tried new pens and new pencils and even bought a book on improving handwriting, but in the end Joel decided that he was just <\/em>chirographically challenged.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. thesicle<\/strong> \u2014 subthesis<\/p>\n

These diversions and divagations may seem entertaining to you, but all these <\/em>thesicles do not add up to even one single cogent argument about your supposed subject.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. cruive<\/strong> \u2014 [archaic Scots<\/em>] weir for catching salmon<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll just head down to the beck and check the <\/em>cruive before going home.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. drongo<\/strong> \u2014 [Australian slang<\/em>] fool, dummy<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the sort of <\/em>drongo who carries a penknife in case he has to write a sharp note.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. fichu<\/strong> \u2014 triangular woman\u2019s scarf<\/p>\n

But it was the plummeting necklines which made the <\/em>fichu an essential fashion accessory in the era of Marie Antoinette.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonus Vocabulary<\/h4>\n

(military)<\/p>\n

corporal\u2019s guard<\/strong> \u2014 small detachment of soldiers; any small group<\/p>\n

The incident began during the Christmas party, so there was only a <\/em>corporal\u2019s guard at the monitoring desk the first catastrophic failures.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. taximeter \u2014 device for calculating cab fare by measuring distance traveled We were fortunate to find a taximeter cab in that area and so were able to speed to the station before Bertram\u2019s Daimler arrived.   2. hogget \u2014 not yet shorn sheep under one year old Reilly was caught red-handed with two of … <\/p>\n

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