Vocabulary
(p.13) Daidies (n): Diapers (Slang)
(p.24) Darning (n): To repair a hole in a garment of clothing
(p.24) Pomade (n): A scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp
(p.29) Chifferobe (n): A closet-like piece of furniture that combines a space for hanging clothes with a chest of drawers.
(p.30) Plaits (n): Braids
(p.33) Goose (v): To catch, get, peak i.e. someone’s interest
(p.34) Weevil (n): A beetle; a common pest on some crops
(p.44) Strumpet (n): A female prostitute or promiscuous woman
(p.62) Hansker (n): Handkerchief (Slang)
(p.69) Juke Joint (n): A social gathering-place like a bar, for music and especially blues music, particularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, mainly frequented by African Americans in the southeastern United States
(p.24) Darning (n): To repair a hole in a garment of clothing
(p.24) Pomade (n): A scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp
(p.29) Chifferobe (n): A closet-like piece of furniture that combines a space for hanging clothes with a chest of drawers.
(p.30) Plaits (n): Braids
(p.33) Goose (v): To catch, get, peak i.e. someone’s interest
(p.34) Weevil (n): A beetle; a common pest on some crops
(p.44) Strumpet (n): A female prostitute or promiscuous woman
(p.62) Hansker (n): Handkerchief (Slang)
(p.69) Juke Joint (n): A social gathering-place like a bar, for music and especially blues music, particularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, mainly frequented by African Americans in the southeastern United States