CALABOOSE
[KAL-uh-booss]
jail, especially a local jail
CALABOOSE
[KAL-uh-booss]
jail, especially a local jail
RALLENTANDO
[rah-luhn-TAHN-doh]
slackening, becoming slower or winding down
PLASTRON
[PLASS-trun]
a quilted pad worn in fencing practice to protect the chest, waist and weapon side
SABOT
[sa-BOH]
a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
INANITION
[in-uh-NISH-un]
the exhausted condition that results from lack of food and water
NOSTOMANIA
[nos-tuh-MEY-nee-uh]
an irresistible complusion to return home; intense homesickness
INCUNABULA
[in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luh]
the earliest stages or first traces of anything
LAGNIAPPE
[LAN-yap]
a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of purchase
XYST
[zist]
a garden walkway planted and bordered with trees
YIPS
[YIPS]
a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (such as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action