TOOL TIME
Different types of this tool are the pipe, monkey & Allen
Wrenches
At a formal dinner, wait until the hostess puts this on her lap before you do
a napkin
A "pet" this of mine is when they spell my name "Jayne" on my takeout order
peeve
Dried shark skin can be used in woodworking as this kind of paper due to its abrasive surface
Sandpaper
A bark is a sailing ship with 3 or more of these, with fore & aft sails on the mizzen one
When your wine bottle doesn't have a twist-off cap, you need one of these
Corkscrew
Emily Post says if a boy gives a girl one of these for a prom, she must wear it even if it clashes
a corsage
Assigned to a lower level; it's specifically used of soccer teams dropped to a less elite division
relegated
It's filter paper treated with a water-soluble dye made from lichens & used as a pH indicator
litmus
This holiday treat is often made with crushed candy canes, adding to the flavor in its name
Peppermint Bark
This tool is also called a plumber's helper
At a formal wedding, a groom should have one of these for every 50 guests
a usher
Tennessee Williams knew that it's a place where wild animals are kept for exhibition
menagerie
This word for material used to decorate a room can also describe an NPC-like boring person
Wallpaper
The waterproof bark of these trees of the genus Betula made strong, light & alliterative canoes for many indigenous tribes.
Birch Bark
A rubber blade on a handle, it's used to remove a liquid from a surface
A Squeegee
Amy Vanderbilt says only an experienced fox hunter should give this traditional cry at a sighting
a tally ho
The IRS defines these as "either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative of the taxpayer"
Dependent
As a verb, this 4-letter word can mean to cheat; as a noun, it's about 500 sheets of paper
a ream
"The Starlight Barking" is Dodie Smith's sequel to this classic kids' tail, er, tale
The One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Miners know it has a heavy blade on one side of its head & a pointed end on the other
a pick (or pickax)
At a formal dinner, it's filled with cold water & you may float a few rose petals in it
a finger bowl
From Latin for "to grasp", this adjective describes graspy monkey tails, elephant trunks & giraffe tongues
prehensile
This thin type of paper used to make delicate shoji paper screens for sliding doors literally translates to "Japanese paper"
Washi
The Latin "canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet" is one basis for this saying about barking dogs
the bark is worse than their bite (a barking dog never bites)