Vocabulary

Vocabulary  =Chapter 8=  Furrow: A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow. Brooded: The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for by the same mother Weaned: To accustom to take nourishment other than by suckling. Overseer: A person who watches over the slaves in the fields. Cornpone://noun// cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) pg. 34 Conker Shell: noun A big sea shell that that overseers used to tell the slaves "what time it was". Every time they had a break they would wait for the overseer to blow the conker shell. pg. 34