The Deerslayer Word Search
This The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper (1841) word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — characters, settings, and objects from the book. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Written by James Fenimore Cooper · First published 1841 · Historical Fiction.
Words to find: NATTY, BUMPOO, CHINGACHGOOK, UNCAS, DEERSLAYER, OTSEGO, MOHICAN, WAMPUM, MUSKET, RIFLE, CANOE, TOMAHAWK.
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The Deerslayer word list, defined
- NATTY /ˈnæti/ · adjective
- Neatly and smartly dressed; showing a fashionable, tidy appearance. It can also describe something arranged neatly and with care. Related: smart, stylish, dapper, neat.
- MOHICAN /məˈhiːkən/ · noun
- A hairstyle in which the hair is shaved or cut very short on the sides of the head, leaving a strip of longer hair running from the forehead to the back. The term can also refer, with a capital M, to a member of an Indigenous people of the northeastern United States. Related: mohawk, crest, shaved-side hairstyle, strip hairstyle.
- WAMPUM /ˈwɒmpəm/ (British); /ˈwɑːmpəm/ (US) · noun
- Shell beads, especially beads cut from marine shells, that were strung into belts, necklaces, and other ornaments and used by many Indigenous peoples of northeastern North America as ceremonial gifts and as a medium of exchange. By extension, the term can refer to such beads collectively or metaphorically to money or payment. Related: shell beads, beads, currency, money.
- MUSKET /ˈmʌskɪt/ · noun
- A musket is a long-barrelled firearm, historically a matchlock gun and later a smoothbore gun fired with a single ball. The term is now chiefly historical or used when referring to this type of early firearm. Related: arquebus, long gun, matchlock, firearm.
- RIFLE /ˈraɪfəl/ · noun
- A long-barrelled firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, typically with rifling cut into the barrel to spin the projectile. The term can also refer broadly to a firearm of this kind, as distinct from a handgun or shotgun. Related: firearm, long gun, musket, carbine.
- CANOE /kəˈnuː/ · noun
- A light, narrow boat with pointed ends, propelled by paddles and typically open at the top. It may also refer to the act of travelling in such a craft. Related: paddleboat, kayak, dugout, pirogue.
- TOMAHAWK /ˈtɒməhɔːk/ (British); /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/ (US) · noun and verb
- A tomahawk is a light axe or hatchet historically associated with Indigenous peoples of North America. The name also denotes a pipe resembling the weapon and, as a verb, means to strike, chop, or split with a tomahawk or similar axe. Related: axe, hatchet, battle-axe, hand axe.
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