Red%20Kayak%20by:%20Priscilla%20Cummings

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Red Kayakby Priscilla Cummings
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cuffing
a blow or slap with the open hand
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culling

• To remove rejected parts of the crabs.

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dinghy

• a small boat

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dredger

• a boat equipped with a dredge
• (An implement with a net on a frame, used for
  gathering shellfish)

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eddy
A swirling current of water or air moving in the
opposite direction of the main current.
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feloniously

• Having the nature of, relating to, or concerning
  a felony which is a serious crime such
  as murder or arson

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flukes

• A barb or barbed head, as on an
• arrow or a harpoon

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grapnel hook

• A small anchor with three or more flukes,
  especially one used for anchoring a small vessel

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hassock

• A thick cushion used as a footstool
• or for kneeling

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Jimmies
large male crabs
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keel
The part of a ship, running lengthwise along the
center line from bow to stern.
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littoral drift
The movement of sediments, most often sand, along
a coast parallel to its shoreline.
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malice
A desire to harm others or to see others suffer
extreme ill will or spite.
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oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines normally
contradictory terms.
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sabotage
A deliberate act of destruction in which
equipment is damaged.
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  skiff
A flat bottom boat for shallow water, propelled
by oars, sail, or motor
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subpoena
A writ requiring appearance in court to give
testimony
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winch
A lifting device