Huck Finn Slang Vocabulary - Hamburg Central School District

to cut to run away
blinders the flaps of leather which shield
a horse’s eyes, so that it can
only look forwards (and thus not
be frightened in crowds)
Short Commentary
This is a classic chapter. Twain manages to move the plot along in a very witty, but
elegant way. How?
Chapter 12
Vocabulary
harrow a farming implement used to
break up the soil after ploughing
mushmelon honeydew melon
punkin pumpkin
chimbly-guy the wires which hold the
smokestack upright
wrack wreck
seegars cigars
derrick a sort of crane used to load and
unload the boat with
a-biling boiling
betwixt between
orter ought to
Shore’s as sure as
turn State’s evidence give evidence against his
companions in return for a
lighter sentence himself
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