| filly |
a young female horse, usually one that is five years old or younger. |
| flintlock |
a part of an old-fashioned gun no longer in use. This part makes a spark that sets the powder inside on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| foal |
a young horse, donkey, or related animal, usually one that is less than a year old. [1/2 definitions] |
| gnome1 |
a creature in fairy tales that lives inside the earth and guards precious treasure. Gnomes are often portrayed as little old men with beards. |
| gramophone |
a machine for playing phonograph records, esp. an old-fashioned one. |
| Hebrew |
a member of the group of people who descend from the Jewish tribes written about in the Old Testament of the Bible. [1/3 definitions] |
| hulk |
an old ship that no longer is in use. [1/2 definitions] |
| infirm |
weak or ill, as from old age. |
| Judaism |
the religion of the Jewish people. It is based on the belief in one God and on two holy books, the Old Testament of the Bible and the Talmud. |
| junkyard |
a yard or lot in which junk is collected, kept, and sold. Old metal and cars are often found in a junkyard. |
| man-of-war |
an old word for warship. [1/2 definitions] |
| middle age |
the period of human life between youth and old age, or the years between forty and sixty-five. |
| middle-aged |
of a person, being of an age between youth and old age. A middle-aged person is often between forty and sixty-five years of age. |
| muzzle |
the open end of the barrel of a gun. A bullet is shot out of a gun through the muzzle. Old rifles were loaded through the muzzle. [1/6 definitions] |
| NC17 |
a movie rating that means persons seventeen years old and younger will not be admitted. "NC17" stands for "No Children 17 or Under." |
| Negro |
(old-fashioned) relating to a Black person or Black people. [1/2 definitions] |
| Old Testament |
the Christian name for the writings that make up the first major part of the Bible. The Old Testament is also part of the Hebrew scriptures. |
| outgrow |
to grow too big or old for. [1/3 definitions] |
| out-of-date |
old-fashioned or no longer in use. |
| patriarch |
an old man who is respected and honored; or some other living thing that is like a patriarch. [1/2 definitions] |
| preschool |
a school for children who are under the age for kindergarten. In the U.S. and Canada, children usually start kindergarten around five years old. |