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Tony Abell December 1st, 2017 12:07 PM

[Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
shall be:

Sunday, 08:00am EST 03-Dec-2017
Sunday, 05:00am PST 03-Dec-2017
Sunday, 01:00pm GMT 03-Dec-2017
Sunday, 02:00pm CET 03-Dec-2017
Monday, 12:00am AEDT 04-Dec-2017
Sunday 2017-12-03 1300Z


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1. Dissension; opposition.

2. A Soviet school giving preliminary university training to workers.

3. A camel saddle.

4. 17th-century Jewish sage, from the Hebrew initials of Rabbi Baruch von
(pronounced "fon") Krakow.

5. A temporary unit of currency in Zimbabwe worth old Z$5 quadrillion, issued
by the Reserve Bank in 2009. The currency has since been pegged to the US$.

6. To raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price.

7. An inexpensive trinket or charm.

8. A leather bucket holding food for a camel.

9. A publicity agent.

10. Invoking a deity to ask for aid or protection.

11. An iron bar fixed to each side of a cart to strengthen it.

12. Now _hist._ In the Ottoman Empire: an official, a military commander or
attaché.

13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces.


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Dave Cunningham December 1st, 2017 01:18 PM

[Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
12 and 13 as being maybe true and very obsolete.

Dave

On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 1:07:59 PM UTC-5, Tony Abell wrote:

>
> Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a dictionary..
> The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Sunday, 08:00am EST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 05:00am PST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 01:00pm GMT 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 02:00pm CET 03-Dec-2017
> Monday, 12:00am AEDT 04-Dec-2017
> Sunday 2017-12-03 1300Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. Dissension; opposition.
>
> 2. A Soviet school giving preliminary university training to workers.
>
> 3. A camel saddle.
>
> 4. 17th-century Jewish sage, from the Hebrew initials of Rabbi Baruch
> von
> (pronounced "fon") Krakow.
>
> 5. A temporary unit of currency in Zimbabwe worth old Z$5 quadrillion,
> issued
> by the Reserve Bank in 2009. The currency has since been pegged to
> the US$.
>
> 6. To raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price.
>
> 7. An inexpensive trinket or charm.
>
> 8. A leather bucket holding food for a camel.
>
> 9. A publicity agent.
>
> 10. Invoking a deity to ask for aid or protection.
>
> 11. An iron bar fixed to each side of a cart to strengthen it.
>
> 12. Now _hist._ In the Ottoman Empire: an official, a military commander
> or
> attaché.
>
> 13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces..
>
>
>


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Shani Naylor December 1st, 2017 01:49 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
I'll go for the camels - 3 & 8.

On 2/12/2017 7:08 AM, "Tony Abell" <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a
> dictionary. The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Sunday, 08:00am EST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 05:00am PST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 01:00pm GMT 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 02:00pm CET 03-Dec-2017
> Monday, 12:00am AEDT 04-Dec-2017
> Sunday 2017-12-03 1300Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. Dissension; opposition.
>
> 2. A Soviet school giving preliminary university training to workers.
>
> 3. A camel saddle.
>
> 4. 17th-century Jewish sage, from the Hebrew initials of Rabbi Baruch von
> (pronounced "fon") Krakow.
>
> 5. A temporary unit of currency in Zimbabwe worth old Z$5 quadrillion,
> issued
> by the Reserve Bank in 2009. The currency has since been pegged to
> the US$.
>
> 6. To raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price.
>
> 7. An inexpensive trinket or charm.
>
> 8. A leather bucket holding food for a camel.
>
> 9. A publicity agent.
>
> 10. Invoking a deity to ask for aid or protection.
>
> 11. An iron bar fixed to each side of a cart to strengthen it.
>
> 12. Now _hist._ In the Ottoman Empire: an official, a military commander
> or
> attaché.
>
> 13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces..
>
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Guerri Stevens December 1st, 2017 03:44 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
Having no clue about any of them other than mine, which is, of course,
an obvious fake, I vote for 9 and 13.

Guerri
On 12/1/2017 1:07 PM, Tony Abell wrote:
> 9. A publicity agent.
>
> 13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces.
>
>


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Tim Lodge December 1st, 2017 04:54 PM

[Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
I'll try 8 and 11, please:

8. A leather bucket holding food for a camel.

11. An iron bar fixed to each side of a cart to strengthen it.

-- Tim L

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—Keith Hale— December 1st, 2017 08:01 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
My votes go to 2 and 11!
-Keith-

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Johnb - co.uk December 2nd, 2017 03:54 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
Nothing (except mine) rings any bells here so to prove that I can deduce
the numbers from the first sentence I will stay inside the range and go
for #2 and #12

*JohnnyB*
On 01/12/2017 18:07, Tony Abell wrote:
> Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
>



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Judy Madnick December 2nd, 2017 08:23 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
3 and 8 -- and I hope I didn't vote for mine because I don't remember what
I submitted!

Judy

On Dec 1, 2017 1:08 PM, "Tony Abell" <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a
> dictionary. The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Sunday, 08:00am EST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 05:00am PST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 01:00pm GMT 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 02:00pm CET 03-Dec-2017
> Monday, 12:00am AEDT 04-Dec-2017
> Sunday 2017-12-03 1300Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. Dissension; opposition.
>
> 2. A Soviet school giving preliminary university training to workers.
>
> 3. A camel saddle.
>
> 4. 17th-century Jewish sage, from the Hebrew initials of Rabbi Baruch von
> (pronounced "fon") Krakow.
>
> 5. A temporary unit of currency in Zimbabwe worth old Z$5 quadrillion,
> issued
> by the Reserve Bank in 2009. The currency has since been pegged to
> the US$.
>
> 6. To raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price.
>
> 7. An inexpensive trinket or charm.
>
> 8. A leather bucket holding food for a camel.
>
> 9. A publicity agent.
>
> 10. Invoking a deity to ask for aid or protection.
>
> 11. An iron bar fixed to each side of a cart to strengthen it.
>
> 12. Now _hist._ In the Ottoman Empire: an official, a military commander
> or
> attaché.
>
> 13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces..
>
>
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France International/Mike Shefler December 2nd, 2017 09:27 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
I'll fall for 1 and 7.


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Efrem G Mallach December 2nd, 2017 07:44 PM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 2854 - RABFAK Defs Up For Voting
 
Sounds Russian to me. 2 and 13.

Efrem




Efrem G. Mallach
emallach (AT) verizon (DOT) net
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> On Dec 1, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Find below 13 definitions of rabfak, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
> remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
> shall be:
>
> Sunday, 08:00am EST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 05:00am PST 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 01:00pm GMT 03-Dec-2017
> Sunday, 02:00pm CET 03-Dec-2017
> Monday, 12:00am AEDT 04-Dec-2017
> Sunday 2017-12-03 1300Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> 2. A Soviet school giving preliminary university training to workers.
>
>
> 13. A type of mortar round used in the Crimean War by the Russian forces.
>


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