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Old April 2nd, 2021, 08:35 AM
Paul Keating
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Default [Dixonary] Round 3155: ZEMBLETEE [Call for Votes]

Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two,
for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter
Sunday, 4 April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places *here
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328>*.

1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually
cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in
dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
Â* 3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in
deep-sea fishing (Local, U.S.)
Â* 4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
Â* 5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
Â* 6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
Â* 7. a narrow chest of drawers
Â* 8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
Â* 9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
Â*10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land
taxes of his district
Â*11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of
a variety of wheel and tire sizes
Â*12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in
two concentric circles rather than in a straight line


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Old April 2nd, 2021, 10:01 AM
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#5 and #10 please
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Old April 2nd, 2021, 12:16 PM
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Default [Dixonary] Round 3155: ZEMBLETEE [Call for Votes]

8 and 9, please.

8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance

9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)

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Old April 2nd, 2021, 12:37 PM
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2 and 5, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Old April 2nd, 2021, 01:54 PM
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Paul – I’ll try 10 and 12.

Alan



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Subject: [Dixonary] Round 3155: ZEMBLETEE [Call for Votes]



Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two, for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter Sunday, 4 April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328> here.

1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing (Local, U.S.)
4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
7. a narrow chest of drawers
8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district
11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a variety of wheel and tire sizes
12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in two concentric circles rather than in a straight line



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Old April 2nd, 2021, 02:03 PM
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6 and 10.

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 9:35 AM Paul Keating <dixonary (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two,
> for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter Sunday, 4
> April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places *here
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328>*
> .
>
> 1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually
> cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
> 2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in
> dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
> 3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea
> fishing (Local, U.S.)
> 4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
> 5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
> 6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
> 7. a narrow chest of drawers
> 8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
> 9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
> 10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land taxes
> of his district
> 11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a
> variety of wheel and tire sizes
> 12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in two
> concentric circles rather than in a straight line
>
>
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Old April 2nd, 2021, 02:16 PM
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Paul,

I'll go with modern-ish gadgets: 3 and 11. I hope you find those choices entertaining.

Efrem

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> On Apr 2, 2021, at 9:35 AM, Paul Keating <dixonary (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two, for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter Sunday, 4 April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places here <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328>.
>
> 3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing (Local, U.S.)
>
> 11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a variety of wheel and tire sizes


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Old April 2nd, 2021, 08:55 PM
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They are all unbelievable, so I'll go with:

5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
7. a narrow chest of drawers



On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 2:35 AM Paul Keating <dixonary (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two,
> for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter Sunday, 4
> April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places *here
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328>*
> .
>
> 1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually
> cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
> 2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in
> dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
> 3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea
> fishing (Local, U.S.)
> 4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
> 5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
> 6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
> 7. a narrow chest of drawers
> 8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
> 9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
> 10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land taxes
> of his district
> 11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a
> variety of wheel and tire sizes
> 12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in two
> concentric circles rather than in a straight line
>
>
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Old April 3rd, 2021, 02:47 AM
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I’ll go with the Turkish dancer and the “by” expression.Â* 1 and 8.



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Old April 3rd, 2021, 03:33 AM
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Default [Dixonary] Round 3155: ZEMBLETEE [Call for Votes]

5 and 12 for me.

Nancy

On Friday, April 2, 2021 at 8:35:04 AM UTC-5 Paul Keating wrote:

> Here are twelve definitions, for your entertainment. Please choose two,
> for mine, in reply to this post, by the deadline, which is Easter Sunday, 4
> April at 15h30 CEST, other times for other places *here
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=4&iso=20210404T1530&p1=328>*
> .
>
> 1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually
> cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
> 2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in
> dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
> 3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea
> fishing (Local, U.S.)
> 4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
> 5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
> 6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
> 7. a narrow chest of drawers
> 8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
> 9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
> 10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land taxes
> of his district
> 11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a
> variety of wheel and tire sizes
> 12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in two
> concentric circles rather than in a straight line
>
>
> --
> Paul Keating
> Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
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Old April 3rd, 2021, 05:37 PM
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None of the above? If not, then 11 and 12.
Debby Fein

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Paul – I’ll try 10 and 12.

Alan



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1. [Turkish] typically a very handsome young male dancer, who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer
2. a rotating circular rack for hanging clothes, such as those use in dry-cleaning shops or clothing stores
3. a line having several branches, each with a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing (Local, U.S.)
4. the Western identifier of the Chinese ideogram for “mobile phone”
5. the apparition of a living person; a doppelganger
6. a blunt-edged sword used for training
7. a narrow chest of drawers
8. Obs. rare. by zembletee, in appearance
9. an argument that escalates into a physical altercation (Obs.)
10. an official in pre-colonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district
11. part of the fork assembly on a cycle that permits the mounting of a variety of wheel and tire sizes
12. a game similar to hopscotch, but with the target areas marked in two concentric circles rather than in a straight line


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