Glossary of treasure island chapters 1-3
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- schooner
- A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.
- marooned
- To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon
- buccaneers
- A pirate, especially one of the freebooters who preyed on Spanish shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century.
- cove
- A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.
- bearings
- Something that supports weight
- sabre
- a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
- handbarrow
- A flat rectangular tray or cart with carrying poles at each end, used in transporting loads
- tottering
- To sway as if about to fall
- capstan bars
- one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked
- connoisseur
- A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
- berth
- Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver; sea room
- desirous
- Having or expressing desire
- four-penny
- used of nail size
- dry tortugas
- An island group of southern Florida west of Key West. Famed for their marine life, the islands were named Tortugas
- spanish main
- 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
- tyrannizes
- To treat tyrannically
- hawker
- One who sells goods aggressively
- rheumatics
- Of, relating to, or suffering from rheumatism.
- ruffian
- A tough or rowdy person
- assizes
- A session of a court
- tallowy
- 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.
- leer
- A desirous, sly, or knowing look
- cutlass
- A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors
- sheath
- A case for a blade, as of a sword
- talons
- The claw of a bird of prey
- fugitive
- Running away or fleeing, as from the law.
- chine
- The line of intersection between the side and bottom of a flatbottom or V-bottom boat
- gallows
- A device usually consisting of two upright posts supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging
- prophetic
- Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
- lancet
- A surgical knife with a short, wide, pointed double-edged blade, used especially for making punctures and small incisions
- noggin
- A small mug or cup
- pitch
- 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
- Yellow Jack
- A yellow flag hoisted on a ship to request pratique or warn of disease on board
- lee shore
- A shore toward which the wind blows and toward which a ship is likely to be driven
- guinea
- A broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend in the west-central coast of Africa
- lubber
- An inexperienced sailor
- scowling
- To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval
- cowed
- To frighten with threats or a show of force
