Chapter 9

a roll of fabric

The storekeeper took down bolts and bolts of beautiful calicos...

to groom (brush) a horse

He had curried the horses till they shone.

suspenders

Then Pa got for himself a pair of galluses...

the projecting part of the face (including mouth and nose) of an animal

...it had slender little legs, and the softest muzzle.

farm equipment with a blade and frame used to dig rows of soil for planting seeds

In the middle of the store was a plow made of shiny wood, with a glittering bright plowshare.

the blade of a plow

In the middle of the store was a plow made of shiny wood, with a glittering bright plowshare.