Victrola
a gramophone popular in the 1920s and 1930s
Hindrances
something holding back a person
Trammel
to restrain something, to catch something in a net
Throng
a large number of people
Cook-crowning
a way to measure time
Ravined
with ridges
Elixir
a potion used as a medicine
Bungling
executing a task in a clumsy manner
Warf house
a house built on the shore or the bank of a river
Headland
a piece of land stretching into the sea
Syndactylism
webbing connecting the toes
Tilled
to cultivate the land