Skunk Hour

Skunk Hour Glossary

Spartan

marked by simplicity, frugality, or avoidance of luxury and comfort

dotage

a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness

yawl

a sailboat having two masts with the shorter one behind the rudder

fairy

in this context, a derogatory word for gay

awl

a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)

hull

the deck, sides, and bottom of a ship or boat

spar

a stout, rounded piece, usually wood or metal, in a boat (such as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging

spire

a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower; a steeple

swill

to guzzle

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