palliation the lessening of pain or severity without actually curing; alleviation.
philippic a bitter verbal attack.
popped-the-whip this is in reference to a game in which a group of children line up together hand-in-hand; one end of the line slings itself forward, causing the child at the other end of the line to receive a violent snap.
privy a toilet; esp., an outhouse.
Quarters a particular district or section in a city.
reconnaissance an exploratory survey or examination, as in seeking out information about enemy positions or installations, or as in making a preliminary geological or engineering survey.
redbug any of various red insects, as a cotton stainer or chigger.
rotogravure a printing process using photogravure cylinders on a rotary press.
ruination anything that ruins or causes ruin.
ruttin' referring to rut, the periodic sexual excitement, or heat, of certain mammals: applied esp. to males.
