Pig+on+a+Stick+-+Vocabulary

Pig on a Stick
Define the words that are assigned for the story. Make sure to find the word within the story as well.
 * Vocabulary**

4th block PAGE 8 __rooting__- to dig with or as if with the snout or nose. - to rummage for something. -SENTENCE- Me and Sister and Olivette lie in our big bed at night waiting for the wild hog with hairs on its back to come __**rooting**__ under the house. PAGE 8 __wallop__- to beat soundly; thrash - to strike with a hard blow -SENTENCE- Olivette whimpers and I do not __**wallop**__ her since she's three. PAGE 10 __harboring__- to have -SENTENCE- Buck teeth boy **__harboring__** only eight toes and courts her with scary stories. PAGE 12 __retch__- try to vomit -SENTENCE- I only **__retch__** once. PAGE 17 __scythe__- an implement with a long curved single- edged blade and a long bent, handle used for mowing or reaping -SENTENCE- Aunt Beauty carries a __**scythe**__ and she's drunk.

By: Sharina Walton and Jasmine Mapp

5th block

__rooting__: digging "The wild hog with hairs on it's back to come rooting under the house." -Pg. 8 __wallop__: to hit "Olivette whimpers and I do not wallop her since she's three." -Pg. 10 __harboring__: possessing "Buck teeth bor harboring only eight toes" -Pg. 12 __retch__: to vomit "I start the water to boiling and saw off the possum's head...I only retch once." -Pg. 17 __scythe__: a farming tool; can be used as a weapon. "As she walks with the scythe out to the tall dry grass and weeds." -Pg. (looking)...

- Courtesy of: Heather Arnold and Susy Soto