Big Mules political term referring to modern Alabama power brokers.
catawba worms a type of caterpillar highly prized by fishermen in the Southern United States.
Lorenzo Dow a fiery, itinerant Methodist preacher of the Eastern and Southern United States.
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.
entailment the act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent. In this case, Walter Cunningham is most likely in a dispute over who is rightful heir to a piece of property.
the crash the 1929 stock market crash, which gave rise to the period of the Great Depression.
WPA a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built new roads, hospitals, and schools throughout America.
cootie[Slang] common head lice.
fractious peevish; irritable; cross.
magnesia a white, tasteless powder, used as a mild laxative and antacid.
