Compurgation.—“When he was going to have anything done to him, and if he could get anyone to say, ‘not innocent,’ he was let off.”
The Equator.—“Means the sun. Suppose we draw a straight line and the sun goes up to the top, then it is day, and when it comes down it is night.”
Precession.—“(1) When things happen before they take place. (2) The arrival of the equator in the plane of the ecliptic before it is due.”
Demagogue.—“A vessel that holds beer, wine, gin, whisky, or any other intoxicating liquor.”
Chimera.—“A thing used to take likenesses with.”
Watershed.—“A place in which boats are stored in winter.”
Gender.—“Is the way whereby we tell what sex a man is.”
Cynical.—“A cynical lump of sugar is one pointed at the top.”
Immaculate.—“State of those who have passed the entrance examination at the University.”
Frantic.—“Means wild. I picked up some frantic flowers.”