I'll take 7 and 13.

Nancy

On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 9:26:40 AM UTC-6 efrem.... (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

> Fellow players,
>
> Thirteen definitions of *WITCHES' KNICKERS* follow. They have been edited
> for format consistency and U.S. spelling, and are in ascending order by
> character count. That might not correspond to visual length in your email
> display font.
>
> Please vote for two by Reply to this message before the deadline that
> follows the list (about 46 1/2 hours from now). If you realize on seeing
> this list that you know what *WITCHES' KNICKERS* means, let me know by
> private email to emal... (AT) verizon (DOT) net.
>
> 1. six consecutive winning games.
>
> 2. askew, crooked, or out of sorts.
>
> 3. salsify *(Tragopogon porrifolius)*.
>
> 4. [Refining, obs.] the almond furnace.
>
> 5. [Yorks. slang] a violent storm; a squall.
>
> 6. clocks (Cockney rhyming slang, via tickers).
>
> 7. a deliquescent fungus; coprinopsis, also called* ink cap*.
>
> 8. pouch-like cloud structures, sometimes very ominous in appearance.
>
> 9. Slavic fast dance in which dancer squats and kicks out legs alternately.
>
> 10. fermented heads of the king salmon, eaten as a delicacy in Alaska and
> northern Canada.
>
> 11. curtains used in theaters to conceal rigging, lighting equipment, etc
> from the audience; also known as *masking curtains*.
>
> 12. [Folk] the burr of the burdock plant, which inspired the creation of
> Velcro®, and was said to fasten the aforementioned knickers.
>
> 13. Plastic bags caught in the branches of trees; by extension, any waste
> paper and other debris blown by the wind and caught, e.g., on fences or
> hedges.
>
> *Votes are due 9 am Sunday in North American Eastern Standard Time.* I
> think that's also (you may want to check):
>
> - 8 am Sunday in Chicago
> - 6 am Sunday in California
> - 3 am Monday in Wellington
> - 4 pm Sunday in Cape Town
> - 3 pm Sunday in Paris
> - 2 pm Sunday in London
>
> and, as one might expect, other times in other places.
>
> New players are welcome to vote, as are old friends who didn't submit a
> definition. The only requirement is that you not know what *WITCHES'
> KNICKERS* means. Full rules at
> http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules
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>
> Vote on!
>
> Efrem
>

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