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Old May 8th, 2020, 05:38 AM
Johnb - co.uk
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Round 3071 GINIMONY Defs - Vote Now!

#4 and #11 for me please

*JohnnyB*
On 07/05/2020 19:05, Tim Lodge wrote:
> Here we have 13 defs of the word GINIMONY, only one of which came from
> my dictionary. Please vote for your two favoutites by public reply to
> this message before the deadline, which is:
>
> 10:00 BST on Saturday 9th May
> 09:00 UTC/GMT
> Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 10:00 CET
> Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 5:00 AM EDT
> Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2:00 AM PDT
> Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 21:00 NZST in New Zealand
>
> New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after
> you've voted.
>
> --Â* Tim L
>
> Â**** GINIMONY ***
>
> Â*1. inflated manner or style.
>
> 2. fanciful game money of no real value.
>
> 3. a Victorian euphemism for intoxication.
>
> 4. the process of producing twins by parthenogenesis.
>
> 5. a persistent feeling of malaise with no discernable cause.
>
> 6. the difference in value of a contract negotiated in guineas rather
> than pounds.
>
> 7. the right of a lord of a manor to try anyone accused of theft
> within his domain.
>
> 8. an eastern Mediterranean plant having large roots that yield a
> resin formerly used as a cathartic.
>
> 9. a substance (not identified) used in a cosmetic preparation
> intended to reduce redness of the face.
>
> 10. an economic regime characterized by profound economic inequality
> (from the Gini index of inequality).
>
> 11. [Obs] an allocation of cattle which is entrusted to a
> foster-parent, to be maintained for the benefit of the foster-child.
>
> 12. a coin, most often a counterfeit, that is made from a base metal
> core that has been plated with a precious metal to look like its solid
> metal counterpart.
>
> 13. a sum bequeathed on behalf of an estate in intestacy for the
> upkeep and maintenance of female descendants who cannot be legally
> designated heirs due to gender.
>
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