shirtwaist a woman's blouse or bodice tailored more or less like a shirt.
clout power or influence.
red agitators political radicals or revolutionaries, especially applied to Communists, who stir up people in support of a cause.
bandanna a large, colored handkerchief, usually with a figure or pattern.
pone cornbread in the form of small, oval loaves.
disconsolately so unhappy that nothing will comfort; inconsolable; dejected.
gingham a yarn-dyed cotton cloth, usually woven in stripes, checks, or plaids.
skitters slang term for diarrhea.
croquet an outdoor game in which the players use mallets to drive a wooden ball through a series of hoops placed in the ground.
mallet a long-handled hammer with a cylindrical wooden head, used in playing croquet.
