Vocabulary Quiz for The Old Man & The Sea

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any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. Hall an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish. to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff. a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails. (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. an irregular patch or unsightly mark on a surface, typically the skin. well meaning and kindly. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.