Martinet - a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces.
"the woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children"

Obdurate - stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
"I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate"

QUADRAGESIMAL - adjective, ARCHAIC
(of a fast, especially one in Lent) lasting forty days.
belonging or appropriate to the period of Lent.

Rat a tat tat - a rapid succession of knocking, tapping, or cracking sounds

Tontine

an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan or common fund, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor enjoys the whole income

  • a scheme for life insurance in which the beneficiaries are those who survive and maintain a policy to the end of a given period

umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended


Such men are easily offended, take umbrage at trifles, and are unforgiving in their resentments. 
Sleeper, John Sherburne

warren
a series of underground tunnels occupied by rabbits


Their entrances were cunningly contrived to look like rabbit holes, so that strangers might think they led to nothing more than some sandy warren. 
Gask, Lilian

XO - Executive Officer (military), second in command

yokel
a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture


Abactor - One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler