panniers ("To A Stout Shepherdess")
a piece of a skirt used to make it look fuller at the bottom
de rigueur ("To A Stout Shepherdess")
(socially) mandatory, required
ravine ("The Longest Odds")
a canyon, a narrow valley
drubbing ("The Two Goliaths")
a defeat, a thrashing
Teuton ("The Two Goliaths")
a German
parry ("The Comet")
to block, to ward off
on furlough ("Coo-Ee")
to be on a leave of absence
facetiously ("A Sore Point")
jokingly, humorously
immutable ("A Sore Point")
unchangeable, fixed
nowt ("The War Budget")
northern English dialect nothing, nought
quail ("A Muff")
to cower, to dishearten
