blown blossomed.
bollards wooden posts used to secure ropes, as in tying up a boat.
brakes an area of rough, overgrown land; a thicket.
close secretive.
copper a large boiler for heating water or cooking.
dark lantern a lantern that can be closed to block the light.
elevenses British term for a midmorning snack.
the Four Farthings divisions of the Shire, similar to counties.
gaffer old man.
hollow a small valley.
mathom hobbit term for an old item that no one remembers the use of, but no one wants to throw away.
sloe the purple fruit of the blackthorn tree, similar to a plum.
spinney a small woodland.
queer strange or odd.
slot the trail of an animal.
