Vocab 1
What is a fawn?
Baby deer
What is a fiddle?
a violin
What is game in Little House on the Prairie?
animals hunted for food
What is canvas?
Heavy, strong cloth used to cover the wagon top and roof skeleton.
What is a quilt?
Quilt: A quilt is a multi-layered textile traditionally made by stitching a woven top layer, an inner batting or wadding for warmth, and a woven back layer together
What is a pasture?
land covered with grass or other plants used for farm animals like cows and sheep to eat by grazing
What is a colt?
A young male horse.
What is a stable?
A building where farm animals like horses are kept
What is a sapling?
a small young tree
What is a nightingale?
a small bird that usually sings in the evening
What does brindle mean?
it is a distinctive coat color pattern in animals featuring dark, tiger-like stripes or streaks over a lighter base color
What is a grove?
a small group of trees
What does stout mean?
Strong, thick, or heavily built
What is a prairie?
A large, wide area of flat or rolling grassland with very few trees.
What is a tuft?
Tuft: A small cluster or clump of hair or feathers.
What is a Papoose?
Indigenous North American baby.
What is a hearth?
the brick, stone, or concrete floor of a fireplace or the non-combustible area extending out into a room
What is a spider in Little House on the Prairie?
a frying pan with metal legs for use over a fire
What is a sadiron?
A flat iron
What is a pannikin?
a small cup or pan
What is a ford?
a shallow part of a river or stream
What is a bluff?
steep cliffs
What is a bridle?
A bridle is a piece of gear placed on a horse's head to guide and control its movement
What is a Picket-Line?
A long rope fastened to pegs or iron pins driven into the ground to secure grazing horses.
What does hew mean?
To shape or cut heavy logs using sharp tools