- dilapidated adj.
- Decayed or fallen into ruin, especially because of neglect or misuse.
- doffers n.
- Textile workers who remove full bobbins or cones from machines and put in empty ones.
- percale n.
- A firm, smooth, closely woven cotton fabric.
- sallow adj.
- Having a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color suggesting sickliness.
- snuff n.
- Pulverized tobacco that is chewed, placed against the gums, or inhaled through the nostrils.
- spindles n.
- Rods or pins that hold bobbins in a textile machine or spinning frame.
- spinner n.
- A worker who spins textile fibers.
- spittoon n.
- A receptacle for spitting.
- tenant farmer n.
- A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent to the owner in cash or produce.
