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Old July 14th, 2019, 11:44 PM
Shani Naylor
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Round 2998 KILDERKIN voting time

I'm convinced that the real def is missing. I'll vote 1 & 8.



On Mon, 15 Jul 2019, 1:29 PM 'Efrem G Mallach' via Dixonary, <
dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Eleven definitions of *KILDERKIN* follow. Ten are from an expert panel
> that devoted substantial effort to coming up with them. The eleventh is
> correct. They have been edited (very slightly) for format consistency and
> are in ascending order of character count, which might not correspond to
> visual length in your email display font.
>
> Please vote for two that you like for any reason (such as thinking they
> might be correct) by public Reply All to this message before the deadline
> that follows the list. If you realize now that you know what KILDERKIN
> means, please tell me by private email to emallach <at> verizon <dot> net..
>
> 1. a fragment; a trivial amount.
>
> 2. a flat-bottomed, usually ceramic, bowl.
>
> 3. a clay baking vessel for cooking roasts, stews, etc.
>
> 4. a corner adobe fireplace found in many western U.S. homes.
>
> 5. someone who is considered family though not actually related.
>
> 6. a unit of liquid measure that is equal to 0.9 US pint (0.43 liter).
>
> 7. a small four-wheeled carriage for children, drawn by a single horse.
>
> 8. a measure of volume equal to 18 gallons; a wine or beer cask holding
> about that amount.
>
> 9. a dam constructed of concrete and/or masonry on the outside but having
> a hollow interior filled with unshaped or uncoursed stones or rubble.
>
> 10. adults living in with older family members (usually parents) in a
> largely separate and independent part of the home, e.g. an attic or a
> cellar.
>
> 11. [Legal] a male cousin-german, a true first cousin—the son of one's
> uncle or aunt; the female equivalent, 'dotherkin' is very rare and not
> evidenced since AD1353.
>
> The deadline for votes is 47+ hours from now: Tuesday, July 16, at 9 pm US
> EDT. According to timeanddate.com, that is:
>
>
> and other times in other places. Please check any time conversion that
> applies to you. That site is good, but nobody's perfect.
>
> New players are welcome to vote. Submitting a definition is not a
> requirement for voting; the only requirement is that you not know what this
> word means. Full rules at
> http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .
>
> Vote on!
>
> Efrem
>
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