Billy Sunday, Runner for the Lord Ch. 5

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insult a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action yoke A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull mare an adult female horse manure animal waste, solid waste from animals strenuous requiring or using great effort hitch to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc. expenses Amounts of money spent to buy goods and services for yourself or your business. curry rub down (a horse or other animal) in order to help loosen dirt, dried sweat and hair from the coat lottery a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize basement: the floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level registration the act of recording a name or information on an official list sensible having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment salary amount of money that an employee is paid every week, month, or year, to do their job lieutenant (the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces swore use of offensive language, especially as an expression of anger brigade a group of people organized for a special activity; a rescue brigade, a fire brigade janitor a person employed as a caretaker of a building; a custodian; a person who cleans fleck(s) a very small patch of color or light outfielder a player positioned on the part of the field furthest from the batter geography a branch of science that deals with the study of the Earth, its land and other physical features, environments, and its relationship to human life.