hackles the hairs on a dog's neck and back that bristle, as when the dog is ready to fight.
meerschaum a soft, claylike, heat-resistant mineral used for tobacco pipes.
Mother Hubbard a full loose gown for women.
Purty Boy Floyd infamous Depression-era bank robber; known for his kindness to poor people.
nestin' to place or settle; in or as in a nest.
speaking in tongues ecstatic or apparently ecstatic utterance of usually unintelligible speechlike sounds, as in a religious assembly, viewed by some as a manifestation of deep religious experience.
