whitewash a mixture of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening walls and other surfaces.
white Alley An alley is a fine marble used as the shooter in playing marbles.
bully taw An excellent marble. A taw is a fancy marble used to shoot with in playing marbles.
Big Missouri the name often applied to the Missouri River; also the name of a large steam ship often seen in Hannibal, Missouri.
"labboard" and "stabboard" Ben Rogers means to say "larboard," the left-hand side of a ship as one faces forward (port) and "starboard," the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward. His mis-usage suggests his ignorance of the steamboat.
