abeyance
a state of being temporarily unused or quiet
allusion
a spoken or written reference to something, usually a literary work
augury
an omen or hint of future events
caryatide
a pillar sculpted to look like a woman
cordage
cords or ropes on a ship
cunner line
a tool used to catch cunner, a small edible fish
dory
a small rowboat used for fishing and transportation
firkin
a small container used for liquids and fish
haddock
a food fish that is very common along the North Atlantic coast
moccasins
soft leather shoes associated with Native Americans
morocco
a kind of flexible, high-quality leather
nostrum
a medicine of dubious effectiveness
pharmacopoeia
a selection of medicines, especially herbal ones
promontory
a spit of land that juts out into the air or water
sibyl
a woman who can predict the future
solicitude
kindness or concern for someone else
sorrel
an edible herb that grows in Europe and New England
vestry
a small room attached to a church, often used for changing into religious attire
vicissitude
variations in luck or circumstance
weir
a small dam built to regulate the flow of water and/or trap fish
