Does That Word Even Exist?

There are words that are small like quoits others like bivouacked (does that word even exist?), McCarthy has a pretty big vocabulary which is transmitted throughout the book, these are some that caught my attention;

"They used to play quoits in the road with

four big steel washers..."

1. quoits, (noun) a game in which ringsof rope or

flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg,

the object being to enci

rcle it or come as close to it as possible.

"They clanked past, marching with a swaying gait likewind-up toys"

gait

 

noun1.a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

"They bivouacked in the woods much nearer to the road than he would have liked."

1.

a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter

or protection from

enemy fire.