muscatel - a sweet wine made from muscat grapes

rondeaux -  a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain

quince - Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves

pamphleteer - writer or publisher of pamphlets

callow - immature or inexperienced

Pancho Villa - A Mexican revolutionary leader of the twentieth century

centaur - one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.

Boyne - a river in E Ireland

saul - first king of Ireland

cavalcade - a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.

mustering - assembling troops for battle

haunches - hips

girth - a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place, esp. one having a buckle at each end for fastening to straps running from under the flaps of the saddle

damascus - capital of syria

haggard - the wild

strewn - fell into separate pieces

epona - celtic goddess

flabbergasted - to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.

snaffle - usually jointed in the middle and without a curb, with a large ring at each end to which a rein and cheek strap are attached.

brim  - a projecting edge

wizened - withered; shrivled up; dried up

unkempt - not combed

deft - dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever

cellophane - a transparent, paperlike product of viscose, impervious to moisture, germs, etc., used to wrap and package food, tobacco, etc

sheaf - any bundle, cluster, or collection

yawp - to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.

lintel - A horizontal structural member, such as a beam or stone, that spans an opening, as between the uprights of a door or window or between two columns or piers

vaquero - a cowboy or herdsman

dilapidated - educed to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.

mulatto - the offspring of one white parent and one black parent: not in technical use

trews - close-fitting tartan trousers, worn esp. by certain Scottish regiments

pater noster - the lord’s prayer

boon - something to be thankful for

swathes - a line or ridge of grass, grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing machine

TBC