The Gray Ghost One in a series of pulp fiction novels written in 1926 by Robert Schulkers. These humorous mystery stories were narrated by Seckatary Hawkins, the "seckatary" of a boy's club.
ground-itch an itchy allergic reaction caused when parasitic hookworms enter the body through bare feet.
habiliments clothing; dress; attire.
honed it down sharpened it.
hoodoo bad luck, or a person or thing that causes bad luck.
hookah a kind of water pipe associated with the Middle East, with a long flexible tube for drawing the smoke through water in a vase or bowl and cooling it.
hookworms a disease caused by hookworms, characterized by anemia, weakness, and abdominal pain: the larvae enter the body through the skin, usually of the bare feet.
impedimenta things hindering progress, as on a trip; encumbrances; esp., baggage, supplies, or equipment, as those carried along with an army.
impudent shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent.
interdict to prohibit (an action) or prohibit the use of (a thing); forbid with authority.
