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Of Mice & Men : Useful vocab Section 1 Soledad A small town on the Salinas River The Salinas River A river that flows through Southern California and into the Pacific Ocean Gabilan Mountains A range of mountains around Soledad ‘coons Racoons, small furry animals a bit like badgers Bindle Roll of blankets bound with strings Jungle-up Making camp A stilted heron A water bird with long legs Murray and Ready’s A work agency. During the Great Depression in America in the 1930s, there were many unemployed men about the country looking for work. Agencies were set up by the government to direct men to where workers were needed. The men were given work cards to identify them to their new employers. Weed A small town in California Bucking Throwing, like a person being thrown off a horse Thrashin’ machines Threshing machines which separate the grains of wheat from the stalks Bucks Dollars Cat-house Brothel Pool A game similar to snooker / billiards Hot water Trouble Coyote A type of wild dog Blow their stake Waste their money Poundin’ their tail Working hard Blowin’ in our jack Wasting our money Brush bushes Section 2 Burlap ticking Coarse material covering the straw mattress Vials Bottles Roaches Cockroaches Pants rabbits Lice, crabs Swamper Cleaner Grey-backs Lice My time My pay Tick Mattress cover Burned Angry Stable buck The man who looks after the stable Brang Brought Skinner Driver of a mule team Took after Started a fight with Poop Energy Vest Waistcoat Stetson A cowboy hat A bum steer False information Buckers Loaders Rassel grain-bags Wrestle big bag of grain Put up Lift What you sellin’ What is your interest in this Buck Load Flapper Mouth Handy A good fighter Take after Pick a fight with Scraps Fights Punk A worthless person Game brave Slough Cast off skin Canned Sacked, fired Solitaire A card game for one player Purty pretty She got the eye She’s trying to seduce people Pant’s is full of ants Restless, uncomfortable Jerkline skinner Driver who can control a team of mules No set up Not a good place to be Sock Punch, hit The can Sacked, fired Plug himself up Make a reputation for himself Trace chains Chains for horses Let’im have it Hit him hard Mules House shoes, slippers Bridled Lifted her head Jail-bait The sort of woman who could send a man to prison Take the rap Get the blame, suffer the consequences Two bits 25 cents In the poke saved Pan gold Small nuggets of gold A pocket A vein of gold The wheelers butt The side of a horse Slang Gave birth to In heat Ready for sex