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Escutcheon = a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.

Gainsaid = deny or contradict (a fact or statement).

Corduroy road = a road made of tree trunks laid across a swamp.

Parfleche = a hide, especially a buffalo's hide, with the hair removed, dried by being stretched on a frame in a manner traditional among some North American Indian peoples.

Gore = blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence.

Agate = an ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.

Celerity = swiftness of movement.

Affability = prívetivosť

Gunny sack = A burlap sack or gunny sack, also known as a gunny shoe, hessian sack or tow sack, is a bag, traditionally made of fibres which are also known as "tow," such as hessian fabric formed from jute, hemp or other natural fibres. Modern-day versions of these sacks are often made from synthetic fabrics such as polypropylene.

Box elder (javor jasanolisty) = an American maple with leaves that resemble those of the elder and green or purplish twigs.