Definitions+and+Anaysis


 * __Flood vs. Deluge__**

Flood: to flow or pour in as if in a flood. This describes how the rain was coming down in the town that it was not just a light rain but totally pouring. And in this case Deluge relates the same but it means a drenching rain or a downpour. So they mean the same thing but Swift uses two different words to describe it.


 * __Daggled Females__**

The definition of daggled according to the dictionary is to make wet or moisten. In this case it is referring to all the women on the streets who were stuck in the storm and ended up getting wet.


 * __Cheapen Goods__**

To haggle or to bargain for. In this case the women in the stores are trying to haggle or bargain for items which cost more than they have. They are trying to get them at a cheaper price.


 * __Templer Spruce__**

A tree or wood from a spruce tree. In this poem Swift is using the term Templer Spruce to refer to the wood of the houses in the town.


 * __Spout's abroach__**

Open or tapped so that liquid can flow through it. In this case Swift is referring to the drainage sprouts of the houses of the town.


 * __Tucked-up__**

To draw in or contract. This is said in the poem to represent how the people walk through the town. They tuck themselves under their umbrellas to avoid getting wet.


 * __Oiled Umbrella__**

To polish with oil. In the days of Jonathan Swift most umbrellas were oiled to allow the water to flow off them easier.

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