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Old May 20th, 2020, 07:33 PM
Shani Naylor
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3074 - WIFTY

While intrigued that a housewife might have "contents", I'll vote 6 & 8.
And with 4 defs missing, that means a total of 19 players...



On Wed, 20 May 2020, 11:07 PM Christopher Carson, <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:

> We have a bumper crop of 15 definitions for WIFTY, one of which is the
> genuine article. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message,
> before deadline, which is 6:00 AM EDT on Friday, May 22, 2020, or 3:00 AM
> PDT .
>
>
>
> 1. A wickedly brisk westerly wind.
>
> 2. Swift, breezy.
>
> 3. Impractical, flighty, or unfocused.
>
> 4. British Army slang for a coveted deployment, in a
>
> pleasant climate and away from active combat.
>
> 5. A small side-altar; a wayside oratory [< OE weofod
>
> ‘altar’]
>
> 6. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the
>
> straight line.
>
> 7. The Northern white-faced owl, _Ptilopsis leucotis_,
>
> named for its call.
>
> 8. Haughty; pretentious.
>
> 9. A pair of two or three wheeled pulleys used to hoist a
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> gaff.
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> 10. Suspicious.
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> 11. The contents of a housewife, especially the tape-
>
> measure.
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> 12. [Slang] A strong network connection on a wireless
>
> device.
>
> 13. Odorous.
>
> 14. Magic; unbelievable.
>
> 15. A cold native Alaskan man who is over the age of sixty.
>
>
>
> Chris
>
> Da Dealah
>
>
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