Hi all
We have 11 definitions for our perusal - please vote for two.
1. Any of several large Old World insectivorous bats of the genus _
*Nyctalus*_.
2. A mildly hallucinogenic mushroom found in the Scottish highlands.
3. Any tax levied on a per-capita basis; e.g., a poll tax.
4. A member of a strict branch of the Presbyterian faith largely
limited to the Western Isles.
5. The coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before
burial, as a payment or bribe for Charon, the ferryman who conveyed souls
across the river Styx.
6. Reel-like Scottish dance of moderate tempo.
7. A type of spur.
8. One who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better
fortune.
9. A Presbyterian (Church of Scotland) adherent to the full
*Westminster
Confession of Faith* (Church of England), a High Church of Scotland member.
10. A fishwife; not only foul-mouthed but with a bad-temper - prickly
like the Scottish Thistle.
11. A mortuary fee or present paid to the clergy from a deceased's
estate.
The deadline for voting is 10pm Friday 12 July (my time) or:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Fri, 12 Jul 2019
3:00 a.m.
New York, NY, USA
Fri, 12 Jul 2019
6:00 a.m.
London, United Kingdom
Fri, 12 Jul 2019
11:00 a.m.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...mail.gmail.com.