8 and 11 today.

Dave


On Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 6:37:28 AM UTC-4, Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> Here we have 11 imaginative defs of the word ZARCOLE, only one of which
> comes from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public
> reply to this message before the slightly extended deadline, which is:
>
> 10:00 BST on Saturday 19th October which is:
> 09:00 GMT/UTC
> 11:00 CET
> 5:00 AM EDT
> 2:00 AM PDT
> 21:00 NZST in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've
> voted.
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** ZARCOLE***
>
> 1. a twisted pasta
>
> 2. a place appointed for a relay of horses.
>
> 3. a large roundhead cabbage [also CZARCOLE].
>
> 4. [Geol.] a rift. (fr. _Zarcole_, Austria].
>
> 5. a combination of sunshine and light rain.
>
> 6. a plant that thrives in soil rich in lime.
>
> 7. [Ital.] the central plaza of a city or town.
>
> 8. a blue semi-precious stone of volcanic origin.
>
> 9. a swear jar; initially added to the Jargon File 18th Nov
> 1993.
>
> 10. a high cylindrical head-dress such as was worn by janizaries.
>
> 11. a brittle mineral which generally appears as colorless, or
> pale blue with a vitreous to pearly luster.
>

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