The Rattrap

The Rattrap Glossary

profitable

(adjective) (of a business or activity) yielding financial gain; beneficial; useful

monotonous

(adjective) dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

vagabond

(noun) a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job

meditation

(noun) a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject

plod

(verb) walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

bait

(noun) food to entice fish or other animals as prey; an allurement; a thing intended to tempt or entice

snare

(noun) a trap for catching birds or animals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord; a thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error

Mjölis

(noun) a Swedish card game played with a standard 52-card deck

crofter

(noun) someone who works a small rented farm (a croft) comprising a plot of arable land attached to a house and with a right of pasturage held in common with other such farms.

bossy

(noun) [informal] a cow or calf

krona

(noun) the basic monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre

incredulous

(adjective) (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

pane

(noun) a single sheet of glass in a window or door

despair

(noun) the complete loss or absence of hope

smelt

(verb) extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

anvil

(noun) a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.

bellows

(noun) a device with an air bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed together with two handles, used for blowing air into a fire.

furnace

(noun) an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g., for smelting metals.

tramp

(noun) a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar

inconspicuous

(adjective) not clearly visible or attracting attention

persuasion

(noun) the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

valet

(noun) a personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

apprentice

(noun) a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages

peddler

(noun) a person who goes from place to place selling small goods.

regiment

(noun) a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions

dissimulate

(verb) conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)