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[Dixonary] Round 2817 results
Sorry for the delay, but it did net two more votes. Shani Naylor's
maidenhair fern is the winner with the dictionary a close second. I used the same dictionary Tim Bourne used the previous round. 1. The removal of the veil and chaplet after "first communion" as a part of the rite of passage to adulthood; this being the first time a young lady displays her hair in public. [RC. Latin America - now going out of fashion] Submitter: Barrs Votes: *4* & 9 2 + 0 = 2 Voted for by: 2. [Slang] On the prowl, looking for love. Submitter: Hale Votes: *4* & 6 2 + 1 = 3 Voted for by: Bourne 3. The 1863 6d postage stamp of Great Britain, so called because, unlike all the prior issues for Queen Victoria, her hair was not shown as being in a bun. Submitter: Cunningham Votes: *4* & 9 2 + 2 = 4 Voted for by: Mallach; Lodge 4. The point of nine in craps dice. Submitter: Dictionary of Slang Vote: N/A D5 Voted for by: Barrs; Hale; Cunningham; Widdis; Naylor 5. (Slang) A working dog used as a family pet when off duty, esp. when being inadvertently destructive. Submitter: Widdis Votes: *4* & 9 2 + 0 = 2 Voted for by: 6. A slang phrase meaning talking publicly about a very private personal matter. Submitter: Stevens Votes: 7 & 8 0 + 2 = 2 Voted for by: Hale; Madnick 7. [N. Eng.] A perennial flower with drooping tendrils. Submitter: Mallach Votes: 3 & 10 0 + 3 = 3 Voted for by: Stevens; Abell; Madnick 8. Someone who appears very serious, but is less so on closer acquaintance. Submitter: Bourne Votes: 2 & 10 0 + 1 = 1 Voted for by: Stevens 9. _Naut._ A decorative knot of no practical purpose used as a test for trainee seamen. Submitter: Lodge Votes: 3 & 10 0 + 4 = 4 Voted for by: Barrs; Cunningham; Widdis; Naylor 10. The maidenhair fern (_Adiantum_) Submitter: Naylor Votes: *4* & 9 2 + 4 = 6 Voted for by: Mallach; Bourne; Lodge; Abell 11. An inexperienced beginner. Submitter: Abell Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: 12. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health. Submitter: Madnick Votes: 6 & 7 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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