How many of these terms, selected from the three-page prologue of Cormac McCarthy’s 1979 novel Suttree, can you define with some precision using only your brain?

1. stele

2. pinchbeck

3. dogwhelk

4. dementia praecox

5. hawsers

6. neap

7. flitch

8. chapbook

9. maugre

10. murengers

11. grots

Take the poll below and if you’re stumped on some of them, let’s see your best invented definitions in the comments.

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