Footrope

n.

The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.

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Undervalue

v. t.

To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

Gallinaceous

a.

Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.

Footboard

n.

A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet

Cabriole

n.

A curvet; a leap. See Capriole.

Resolve

v. i.

To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

Underverse

n.

The lower or second verse.

Heartpea

n.

Same as Heartseed.

Gelatinating

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Gelatinate

Scrofulous

a.

Diseased or affected with scrofula.

Hill

n.

A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.

Liard

n.

A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.

Y

n.

A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track.