aamA Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.
mangosteenA tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
morgenA unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare.
quaggaA southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.
ManchuriaA region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia.
gruffhaving a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
vroomThe sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.
skeinA quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
orangutanAn arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.
backboardThe flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
HoutenA town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
tokoA shop in the Netherlands selling mainly Asian food products, and generally Asian- or Indo-European-owned.
NielA town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
mangleTo change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
beekTo expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
ankerA measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
SpitsbergenSvalbard: An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean.
bungA stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
cockatielNymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.
lierA person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
furloughEspecially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
polderAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
scuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
clinkerA very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
howitzerA cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
narwhalAn Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward.