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Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair

dazzle paintBritish term for camouflage; the disguising of troops, ships, guns, etc. to conceal them from the enemy, as by the use of paint, nets, or leaves in patterns merging with the background.

accent a distinguishing regional or national manner of pronunciation; here, Piggy's manner of speech, characterized by his use of double negatives and informal contractions.

bloody [Vulgar Brit. Slang] cursed; damned.

Ha'porth contraction of "a halfpenny's worth," meaning a very small amount.

One for his nob a hit on his head.

Give him a fourpenny one hit him on the jaw.

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