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Old August 7th, 2017, 03:03 PM
Johnb - co.uk
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Default [Dixonary] Rnd 2824 SPRUN Defs up for voting

Here are 12 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and
wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which
is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
to this one), before the deadline..

9:00 pm on Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017 in the UK
4:00 pm on East Coast USA
1:00 pm on West Coast USA
5.30 am on 10 Aug in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

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1. a rap session

2. a drunken spree

3. [Scot] a fish trap

4. inappropriately informal

5. a cicada in the larval stage

6. a sustained, faster-than-usual run

7. thick woolen twine used to make eel traps

8. earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart

9. the seeds contained in a seed-pod, e.g. of the milkweed plant

10. past tense of _sprin_, to walk quickly with both feet in the air
(Lewis Carroll

11. the link in a flush toilet mechanism that connects the float to the
shutoff valve

12. 1. The fore part of a horse's hoof 2. A sharp piece of iron fixed to
the fore point of a horse's shoe to prevent him slipping on ice




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Old August 7th, 2017, 03:15 PM
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I'll go with 3 and 9.


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Old August 7th, 2017, 03:24 PM
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For lack of a better idea, I'll take 1 and 12.

Judy

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Old August 7th, 2017, 04:46 PM
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Default [Dixonary] Rnd 2824 SPRUN Defs up for voting

With little hope of finding the true def, I'll try 10 and 12, please.

10. past tense of _sprin_, to walk quickly with both feet in the air
(Lewis Carroll

12. 1. The fore part of a horse's hoof 2. A sharp piece of iron fixed to
the fore point of a horse's shoe to prevent him slipping on ice

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Old August 7th, 2017, 06:33 PM
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It's obviously 2. Or 10. Or any of the other choices except mine.

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> On Aug 7, 2017, at 2:46 PM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
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> With little hope of finding the true def, I'll try 10 and 12, please.
>
> 10. past tense of _sprin_, to walk quickly with both feet in the air (Lewis Carroll
>
> 12. 1. The fore part of a horse's hoof 2. A sharp piece of iron fixed to the fore point of a horse's shoe to prevent him slipping on ice
>
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Old August 8th, 2017, 05:08 AM
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I'll go convenience shopping at 7 and 10. (I know, but i liked 10 a
little better.
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Old August 8th, 2017, 05:45 AM
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I vote for 2 and 4.

Guerri
On 8/7/2017 4:03 PM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:
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> 2. a drunken spree
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> 4. inappropriately informal
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Old August 8th, 2017, 10:00 AM
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3 for the Scots, and 12 for length.

Dave


On Monday, August 7, 2017 at 4:03:45 PM UTC-4, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:

> Here are 12 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom
> by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm on West Coast USA
> 5.30 am on 10 Aug in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. a rap session
>
> 2. a drunken spree
>
> 3. [Scot] a fish trap
>
> 4. inappropriately informal
>
> 5. a cicada in the larval stage
>
> 6. a sustained, faster-than-usual run
>
> 7. thick woolen twine used to make eel traps
>
> 8. earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart
>
> 9. the seeds contained in a seed-pod, e.g. of the milkweed plant
>
> 10. past tense of _sprin_, to walk quickly with both feet in the air
> (Lewis Carroll
>
> 11. the link in a flush toilet mechanism that connects the float to the
> shutoff valve
>
> 12. 1. The fore part of a horse's hoof 2. A sharp piece of iron fixed to
> the fore point of a horse's shoe to prevent him slipping on ice
>
>
>
>
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> *John*
>


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Old August 8th, 2017, 11:08 AM
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I'll try the related (though admittedly too different to be combinable) 3 and 7.

Efrem

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> On Aug 7, 2017, at 4:03 PM, Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here are 12 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm on West Coast USA
> 5.30 am on 10 Aug in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 3. [Scot] a fish trap
>
>
> 7. thick woolen twine used to make eel traps


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Old August 8th, 2017, 01:21 PM
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I'll fall for 3 and 10.

Chris

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Old August 9th, 2017, 01:46 AM
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I'll take the unpopular 5 and 12.

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Old August 9th, 2017, 02:18 AM
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2 and 3 please



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