Les Murray: Poetry Glossary

Les Murray: Poetry Glossary

teats

the parts of a cow's udder from which milk is being extracted

assuage

to appease, to calm, to lessen

heifer

young, female cow

cud

animal food

laborious

difficult, requiring a lot of work

aghast

shocked, dumbfounded, horrified

vertigo

the medical condition where one is afraid of heights

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