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[Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
Apologies for the slight delay - I was distracted becuase a man who is
doing a CCTV survey of our drains turned up ealier than I'd expected. The registration number of his van is POO 4 CAM. Anyway, enough of that. Here we have 11 carefully-constructed defsof the word PULLIKINS, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message, before the deadline of: 09:00 BST on Friday 16th August, which is 08:00 GMT 10:00 CET 4:00 AM EDT 1:00 AM PST 20:00 NZST -- Tim L *** PULLIKINS 1. loose trousers. 2. [Scot.] a diaper. 3. another name for SPILLIKINS. 4. frantic or excited activity. 5. a freight car on a railway. [Eng.] 6. forceps or pliers used to extract teeth. 7. a specialized come-a-long used in the medical field. 8. [S. Brit.] pranks pulled by children on All Hallow's Eve. 9. petticoat breeches gathered at the knee; worn by men in mid 17th century Western Europe. 10. [York. folklore] an imp who picks ripe apples at night, leaving only unripe or misshapen fruit. 11. loose pantaloons worn by women in the late 19th Century; more popularly known as “bloomers,” after their creator Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894). -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
5 and 10 for me.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
I vote for 6 and 9.
On 8/14/2019 9:32 AM, Tim Lodge wrote: > Apologies for the slight delay - I was distracted becuase a man who is > doing a CCTV survey of our drains turned up ealier than I'd expected.* > The registration number of his van is POO 4 CAM. > > 6. forceps or pliers used to extract teeth. > > 9. petticoat breeches gathered at the knee; worn by men in mid 17th > century Western Europe. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...rristevens.com. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
9 and 5 please
On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:05 AM Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote: > I vote for 6 and 9. > On 8/14/2019 9:32 AM, Tim Lodge wrote: > > Apologies for the slight delay - I was distracted becuase a man who is > doing a CCTV survey of our drains turned up ealier than I'd expected. The > registration number of his van is POO 4 CAM. > > 6. forceps or pliers used to extract teeth. > > > 9. petticoat breeches gathered at the knee; worn by men in mid 17th > century Western Europe. > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...rristevens.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/fdf89a5d-263b-59a3-1892-de72ed998b58%40guerristevens.com?utm_medium=email& utm_source=footer> > . > -- *~Bending under the weight of His mercies~* *This life is temporary. This life is short. When this life is over, our bodies will die and become empty shells, but our souls will continue to live forever. Where will the “real you” live? Will you live for all eternity separated from God? Or will you spend eternity in the presence of God in heaven? Learn more so you can make your most important decision: **http://www.godlife.com/gospel/ <http://www.godlife.com/gospel/> and http://www.godlife.com/en/about-christianity <http://www.godlife.com/en/about-christianity>* -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...ail.gmail..com. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
4 and 9, please.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
Loose trousers both ways, #1 and #11.
Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > On Aug 14, 2019, at 9:32 AM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > > Apologies for the slight delay - I was distracted becuase a man who is doing a CCTV survey of our drains turned up ealier than I'd expected. The registration number of his van is POO 4 CAM. > > Anyway, enough of that. Here we have 11 carefully-constructed defsof the word PULLIKINS, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message, before the deadline of: > > 09:00 BST on Friday 16th August, which is > 08:00 GMT > 10:00 CET > 4:00 AM EDT > 1:00 AM PST > 20:00 NZST > > -- Tim L > > *** PULLIKINS > > 1. loose trousers. > > > > 11. loose pantaloons worn by women in the late 19th Century; more popularly known as “bloomers,” after their creator Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894). -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...%40verizon.net. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
This round reminds me of a Madness song.... I'll vote 1 & 4.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:32 AM Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > Apologies for the slight delay - I was distracted becuase a man who is > doing a CCTV survey of our drains turned up ealier than I'd expected. The > registration number of his van is POO 4 CAM. > > Anyway, enough of that. Here we have 11 carefully-constructed defsof the > word PULLIKINS, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote for > your two favourites by public reply to this message, before the deadline of: > > 09:00 BST on Friday 16th August, which is > 08:00 GMT > 10:00 CET > 4:00 AM EDT > 1:00 AM PST > 20:00 NZST > > -- Tim L > > *** PULLIKINS > > 1. loose trousers. > > 2. [Scot.] a diaper. > > 3. another name for SPILLIKINS. > > 4. frantic or excited activity. > > 5. a freight car on a railway. [Eng.] > > 6. forceps or pliers used to extract teeth. > > 7. a specialized come-a-long used in the medical field. > > 8. [S. Brit.] pranks pulled by children on All Hallow's Eve. > > 9. petticoat breeches gathered at the knee; worn by men in mid 17th > century Western Europe. > > 10. [York. folklore] an imp who picks ripe apples at night, leaving only > unripe or misshapen fruit. > > 11. loose pantaloons worn by women in the late 19th Century; more > popularly known as “bloomers,” after their creator Amelia Jenks Bloomer > (1818-1894). > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/6d4ca07c-442c-4bbf-93e1-e7d1ab27f852%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&u tm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...ail.gmail..com. |
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
Avoiding the breeches, I'll vote for 4 and 8:
> 4. frantic or excited activity. > 8. [S. Brit.] pranks pulled by children on All Hallow's Eve. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...nybodyhome.com. |
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[Dixonary] Round 3006 PULLIKINS Defs - Vote Now!
May as well do 3 & 7.
3. another name for SPILLIKINS. > > 7. a specialized come-a-long used in the medical field. > > > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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