Alabama Moon Vocabulary
Across
- 4. to shake slightly
- 7. any small eel-like fish of the family Pholididae, common in shallow waters of the atlantic
- 10. flat leather shoe; Native American shoe
- 11. a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.
- 12. any of several usually small palm trees with fan-shaped leaves
- 16. a yellowish or brownish, bitter-tasting, organic substance present in some barks and other plant tissues; used in leather tanning
- 17. a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular
- 18. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas
- 20. nausea; the feeling of sickness to the stomach
- 23. splashed through slush, mud, or water
- 25. a quick-growing vine with large leaves often found in the southern U.S.
- 26. A person, place, or thing that is owned or taken care of by the government
- 28. a settler's home and land
Down
- 1. a light, square-ended, flat-bottomed skiff, used in shallow water
- 2. a steep, high bank beside a body of water
- 3. twisted together in an untidy way
- 5. thick skinned south U.S. grape
- 6. to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently
- 8. a peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town
- 9. threat or attempt to injure
- 13. extremely tense and nervous; jumpy
- 14. swamp
- 15. to enclose in
- 19. anger, arouse, bring to action
- 21. a mistake, blunder, or oversight
- 22. hunted illegally
- 24. a type of bush
- 27. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
- 29. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
- 30. various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person