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[Dixonary] Round 2913
Hi all
Tony's last minute vote for the correct def propelled him into the lead, with 5 unnatural points. Efrem was the real winner, with 4 natural points. A widgie was the female equivalent of the bodgie in New Zealand and Australia in the 1950s (copying the fashions of Britain & the US). Larrikin is just as well known here as copacetic must be on your side of the world. Take it away Tony! 1. An elastic band for securing hair in a ponytail, etc. Tony A, who voted 12 & *13*. Score: 5 Votes from Guerri S, Dave C & Chris C. 2. A tossing, twitching, or jerking of the body. Judy M, who voted 6 & 11. Score: 1 Vote from Keith H. 3. A bright red, orange, and yellow sparrow native to Australia. Guerri S, who voted 1 & 7. Score: 2 Votes from Mike S & Ryan M. 4. An apparatus for measuring the density of very small amounts of liquid. Johnny B, who voted 6 & *13*. Score: 2 No votes. 5. A wax candle. Chris C, who voted 1 & 7. Score: 0 No votes. 6. A lizard of the genus _*Ctenotus_, *also known as a comb-eared skink, found throughout Australia [from a native Australian language]. Tim L, who voted 7 & 9. Score: 3 Votes from Mike S, Judy M & Johnny B. 7. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the straight line. Efrem M, who voted 8 & 9. Score: 4 Votes from Guerri S, Tim L, Chris C & Keith H. 8. [Scots] A rodent, insect, or other small creature generally regarded as verminous. Ryan M, who voted 3 & 12. Score 1 Vote from Efrem M. 9. A small songbird (*Anthochaera paradoxa*) of the Tasmanian highlands. Mike S, who voted 3 & 6. Score: 2 Votes from Efrem M & Tim L. 10. A software installation which does not complete, and is unable to be uninstalled.[alt. of *widget*] Dan W, who voted 11 & *13*. Score: 2 No votes. 11. A hatchling of a budgerigar, q.v. Dave C, who voted 1 & *13*. Score: 4 Votes from Dan W & Judy M. 12. [Slang] A mayfly, or other non-stinging flying bug. Keith H, who voted 2 & 7. Score: 2 Votes from Ryan M & Tony A. 13. A female <https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/female> larrikin <https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/larrikin> or bodgie <https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bodgie>. Collins D4 Votes from Dan W, Dave C, Johnny B & Tony A. -- 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. |