If We Must Die

If We Must Die Glossary

hog

a pig grown to be used as food, often a castrated male

penned

enclosed as if in a pig-pen

inglorious

shameful, not honorable

mock

an object of ridicule or derision

accursèd

cursed

lot

one's fortune or worldly fate

defy

resist, challenge, disobey

constrained

forced, compelled

kinsmen

male relations or compatriots; men sharing the same tribal, racial, cultural, or national background or values

foe

enemy

blows

hits or strikes