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A Rendevous Glossary As you wander about the Ronnyvous you will notice a langauge that everyone else understands and will leave you standing. Heres some examples of the Ronnyvous Dictionary: Appolas: Sticks that were sharpened on both ends, used to roast meat slowly over a fire pit. Arwerdenty: Whiskey, from the Spanish words “agua ardiente” which translates to “fiery water.” Baccer: Tobacco Baldface: Alcohol Buffler Wood: Buffalo chips, dried dung. Used in cooking fires. Bushway or Booshway: French word “bourgeois.” A company man who supervised and indentured trappers to work for a fur trading company. In modern times the Booshway is the person in charge of the Rendezvous. Busthead: Whiskey or Rye Company Man: An employee of a fur company. Corncrackers: Term used for farmers back east. Dab: The extract of the two perineal glands of a beaver. Used as scent to attract beaver to set a trap. Foorah or Fooo Furaw: Trinkets, trade goods (possibles), doodads. Free Trapper: The ultimate mountain man. A trapper who was his own boss. Galena Pill: Lead bullets made from Galena Lead. Greasewood: Sage, Indians burn this for spiritual blessings. Greenhorn: Term to describe new comers to the woods. Hawk: Tomahawk Kinnikinik: Indian word for tobacco. It was a mixture of leaves and inner bark usually mixed with tobacco. Tobacco was also used for spiritual blessings. Kwe Kwe: Mohawk for hello. On the Shank’s mare: Pharse used for walking or hiking. Painter or Panner: Mountain Lion Painter Piss: Cheap whiskey, sutler brand. Plews: Beaver pelts. Sekoh: Seneca word for hello (Eastern woodland). Shining Times: When beaver pelts were prime trapping. Also a good time or memorable experience. Skalp locked tight: Trapper good enough to keep his hair. Waugh or Waah! Exclamination of surprise or admiration. Windigo: Among the French-Canadian voyageurs, this was thought to be a 20 to 30 feet creature that stalked the woods in search of prey. Does bigfoot come to mind. Site updated 08.02.99 © 1999 M.L. Pariss Electronic Design Studio