anvil
a heavy iron block on which heated metal is shaped by hitting it with a hammer
bandy
to exchange words argumentatively
bard
a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition
blithely
showing a lack of proper thought or care
buxom
healthy and attractive woman with large breasts
caltrops
a device with four metal points so arranged that when any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires
capon
a male chicken whose sex organs have been removed
catspaw
a person used by another as a dupe or tool
chamfron
a piece of armor used to protect the front of a horse's head in late medieval times
chalcedony
a translucent variety of quartz of various colors and waxy luster
churlish
not polite
cinching
securing a garment with a belt
crenel
an indentation in the battlements of a fort or castle, used for shooting or firing missiles through
cretin
a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person
crinet
a set of metal armour plating worn around a horse's neck
crupper
a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward
doffed
to take off or remove a hat or a piece of clothing
dour
serious and unfriendly
ewe
a female sheep
fealty
loyalty to a person, group, etc.
glib
said or done too easily or carelessly
goggled
to look at something or someone with your eyes very open in a way that shows that you are surprised, amazed, etc.
heaving
to throw something with effort
hovels
a small, poorly built and often dirty house
ingratiate
to gain favor or approval for yourself by doing or saying things that people like
investiture
a formal ceremony at which someone is placed in an office or given an official rank
larder
a small room or area where food is kept
lickspittle
suck-up
louse
a type of small insect that lives on the bodies of people or animals
lout
a stupid, rude, or awkward man
nocked
the part of an arrow having a notch for the bowstring
nonce
the time being
nubile
sexually attractive
obsidian
a dark natural glass that forms when lava cools
pail
a round container that is open at the top and usually has a handle
palisades
a high fence made of pointed stakes that was used in the past to protect a building or area
pennons
a flag resembling the guidon in shape, but only half the size. It does not contain any coat of arms, but only crests, mottos and heraldic and ornamental devices.
portcullis
a heavy iron gate that can be raised or lowered at the entrance to a castle
pustule
a small bump on the skin that contains or produces pus
rue
regret
sally
a clever and funny remark
saturnine
very serious and unhappy
sconce
a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks
skiff
a small, light boat that is usually for only one person
sourleaf
a foul tasting plant that's leaves are chewed in a similar fashion to chewing tobacco generally transported in bales
stabling
accommodation for animals in a building
tantamount
equal to something in value, meaning or effect
trestle table
a table supported on trestles which is a frame that is made of a horizontal piece between two vertical pieces
unctuously
used to describe someone who speaks and behaves in a way that is meant to seem friendly and polite but that is unpleasant because it is obviously not sincere
wad
to crush or press something such as paper into a small and tight ball
wen
an abnormal growth or a cyst protruding from a surface especially of the skin
whickered
neighed
wreathed
to surround or cover something
Foe
enemy
Behold
to observe
Lass
young woman
Craven
cowardly
Treacherous
deception
Reckless
heedless of danger
Wench
prostitute
