Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Word Wednesday hosted by Kathy of BermudaOnion

My words have been taken from Baby Shark by Robert Fate which I finished today:

1) Mesquite: Henry had used the tractor and charms to drag away the mesquite.

n.

Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis in the pea family, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and important as plants for bees and forage for cattle, especially:

1. P. glandulosa, native to the southwest United States and northern Mexico. Also called honey mesquite, western honey mesquite.
2. P. juliflora, native to the Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela. Also called algarroba.

2) Grifter: I'd teach you some grifter tricks and we'd be off'n running.

n.

1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle.
2. A swindle or confidence game.