gaunt thin and bony.
gelding a castrated male horse.
Geronimo (c. 1829–1909), Apache Indian chief.
gingham a yarn-dyed cotton cloth, usually woven in stripes, checks, or plaids.
graft the act of taking advantage of one's position to gain items such as money and property dishonestly, as in politics.
hackles the hairs on a dog's neck and back that bristle, as when the dog is ready to fight.
hams a) the backs of the thighs; b) the thighs and buttocks together.
handbill a small printed notice or advertisement to be passed out by hand.
harrows frames with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, and so on.
haycocks small, conical heaps of hay drying in a field.
head of wild oats the uppermost part of a plant's foliage.
heliograph a permanent image formed on a glass plate by an early photographic process.
hobnailed describing boots or heavy shoes with short, broad-headed nails in the soles.
Hooverville any of the encampments of displaced persons especially prevalent during the 1930's; "Hoover" is a reference to the President of the United States at the time, Herbert Hoover.
intermittent stopping and starting at intervals.
J.P. Morgan (1867–1943) U.S. financier; known as "Jack," to distinguish from his better-known father, J.P. "Pierpont" Morgan.
