scabbard a sheath or case to hold the blade of a sword.
schism a split or division in an organized group or society, especially a church, as the result of difference of opinion, of doctrine, etc.
scrofulous tumours swellings of the neck glands.
scrutore (escritoire) a writing desk or table.
the sentiments of Socrates as Plato delivers them Socrates (470–399 B.C.) was an Athenian philosopher and teacher of Plato (427–347 B.C.), the Greek philosopher whose writings often feature Socrates in philosophical dialogues.
several slender ligatures the ropes used to tie Gulliver to the ground.
sifted me to inspect or examine with care, as by testing or questioning; here, meaning the King asked many probing questions of Gulliver.
the Sign of the Green Eagle an inn where Gulliver performed.
Signet Royal an official seal.
a small convenient barque (bark) any boat, especially, a small sailing boat.
sold the lading sold the (ship's) cargo.
soporiferous medicine medicine that causes or tends to cause sleep.
sordid animal a dirty, filthy, squalid animal; here, meaning a Yahoo.
sorrel any of various short, coarse weeds.
spinet an early, small variety of harpsichord with a single keyboard.
splenetics irritable or spiteful people; here, another group of people whom Gulliver can avoid while living in the land of the Houyhnhnms.
springes snares consisting of a noose attached to something under tension, as a bent tree branch.
standing my trial facing my accusers.
summerset a somersault.
supplicating postures requests for help, as in a prayer-like position. Gulliver is humbly seeking rescue by the flying islanders.
Surat a seaport in western India, on the Arabian Sea.
their natural bent their natural tendency or inclination.
three tuns a tun is a large cask, especially for wine, beer, or ale.
ticking strong, heavy cloth, often striped, used for casings of mattresses, pillows, etc.
tincture a dye.
to alter my condition to marry.
Tonquin (Tonkin) the Gulf of Tonkin, an arm of the South China Sea between Hainan Island and the coast of southern China; here, the first port visited by the Hopewell.
towardly child a friendly child.
transcendentals philosophers who propose to discover the nature of reality by investigating the process of thought rather than the objects of sense experience.
trencher a wooden board or platter on which to carve or serve meat.
