Ain't I a Woman? (Speech)

Ain't I a Woman? (Speech) Glossary

bore

Give birth to

ploughed

In farming and agriculture, to turn up soil for planting and sowing

pint

Unit of volume, in the U.S. about 1/8th of a gallon.

quart

English unit of volume, about 1/4th of a gallon.

husked

Remove the husks from a plant or crop.

Lazarus

A prominent subject of a miracle by Jesus in the New Testament, who brings him back to life after four days of death.

Mary and Martha

Lazarus' siblings in the New Testament who beseech Jesus to perform his miracle.

buzzard

A medium-large bird of prey.

reaped

Cut or gathered (a crop or harvest).

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