GLOSSARY. 



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Pirogue. — A du^-out canoe. 

 Pitch v. i.— To buck; to jump from the 

 ground with the legs bunched together, 

 as a mustang or mule. 

 Plew. — A pelt ; the undressed skin of a 



fur animal. 

 Plump.— A small bunch of ducks. 

 Plunder. — A man's baggage (Western). 

 Plunger.— The firing-bolt which strikes 

 the cap of a shell in discharging a 

 breech-loading gun. 

 . Pocket-pistol.— A drinking-flask. 

 Point.— A standing on game; a standard 

 of merit or quality, used in rating the 

 physical excellence or performance of an 

 animal^ a score made or counted; a 

 projectmg tongue of land used as a stand 

 by gunners. 

 Point-blank.— The second point where 

 the trajectory or curve of the ball in 

 ijs falling flight intersects or cuts the 

 line of sight. This mathematical point 

 corresponds to the exact center of the 

 target in practice. 

 Point-blank-range.— The straight line 

 or shortest distance from the piece to 

 the point-blank as above. 

 Pone. — Corn-bread made with salt and 



water. 

 Pommel.— The horn of a saddle ; the pro- 

 jecting part of a saddle-bow. 

 Portage. — A carry ; a detour around falls 

 or obstructions m a river, or from one 

 navigable water to another. 

 Portage-strap. — A flexible leather band 

 three or four inches wide, passing over 

 the forehead and attached to a burden 

 carried on the back. 

 Possibles. — The articles of a man's lug- 



gage. 

 Possible - SACK. — A re::eptacle for the 



small articles of a traveler's baggage. 

 Pot-hole. — A round hole worn in lime- 

 stone rock by the action of the current. 

 Pot-hunter. — One who hunts or fishes for 

 profit, regardless of close seasons, the 

 waste of game, or the pleasure to be de- 

 rived from the pursuit. 

 Powwow. — An Indian talk, interview, 



conference, or council. 

 Prairie. — An open tract of level or roll- 

 ing country, of great or small extent, 

 covered with grass or scrub oak, and 

 often dotted with trees, single or in 

 lines or clumps. 

 Prairie Schooner. —The white, tilted 

 wagon used by emigrants in freighting. 

 Pre-empt. — To take possession of; to ap- 

 ■ propriate and occupy. 

 Professional. — One who engages in field 



sports for pecuniary profit. 

 Punt. — A small flat-bottom, sharp-stem- 

 med skis' used in shooting wild fowl. 

 Punk.^A pithy substance found in dead 



pine trees. 

 Punkv. — A minute stinging gnat. 

 PvsHER. — A man who pushes or poles » I 



skiff for the gunner in shooting over 



marshy or overflowed ground ; a shover. 



Put-out, v.— To start ; to get under wayi 



a. 



Quahaug.— A large, round, thick-shelled 

 clam. 



Quag. — A dangerous, shaking morass 

 overgrown with rank vegetation, rushes, 

 roots, and moss, and sometimes sustain- 

 ing small trees. It barely sustains the 

 weight of a person, and, into the thin 

 mud beneath a pole may be thrust to 

 the depth of many feet. 



QuARRV.— A heap ofgame killed. 



Quit, v, — To extract ; to get rid of. 



Quitch-grass. — Botanically known as 

 dog-grass or couch-grass, an excellent 

 corrective for dogs. 



R. 



Racket. — A snow-shoe- 



Rag-out. — To dress in one's best. 



Rampike. — ^A tall, dead pine, with only 

 the larger limbs remaining after being 

 burned or weather-beaten. 



Rake. — To hunt by the -track rather than 

 by the wind, as a dog. 



Ranche.— A farm (Sp.) 



Ranchero. — A farmer. 



Range. — The grazing-ground of herds of 

 cattle or sheep ; the practice-ground for 

 rifle teams ; the correct line of fire in 

 shooting. 



Ranger. — An irregular cavalryman. 



Range-horse. — A horse raised exclusively 

 on grass. 



Ratler. — A rattlesnake. 



Rattlesnake -MASTER. — The false aloe 

 {agave virginicd)^ said to cure rattle 

 snake bite. 



Rattlesnake - root. — Claimed to be a 

 specific against rattlesnake virus. The 

 most notable is nabulus alba. 



Rattlesnake -WEED.^Common^ snake- 

 root {eryngium aquatiu>h^^ said to be 

 an antidote when applied to the bite of 

 a rattlesnake. 



Razorback. — A domestic hog which runs 

 wild in the woods of the Southern 

 States. 



Reach. — A stretch of still water between 

 rapids. 



Reboso (Sp.) — A Mexican shawl worn by 

 women. 



Reefer. — ^A short jacket worn by sailors. 



Reel-seat. — The plate or groove on a 

 fishing-rod which receives th^ reel. 



Retrieve. — To find and fetch game as a 

 dog does ; to gather. 



Retriever. — A land retriever is a cross 

 between a setter and a cocker or springer 

 spaniel ; a water retriever is a cross be- 

 tween a setter and Newfoundland-dog' 



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