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Old July 14th, 2017, 08:36 AM
Mike Shefler
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Default [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:


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