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[Dixonary] Round 2793: NINETY-KNOT Vote
I’ve collected a dozen definitions for NINETY-KNOT, one of which comes from a dictionary.
Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, in the next thirty-two hours: by 4pm PDT / 8pm EDT / 23:00 UTC on Sunday April 9.Â* That’s midnight BST and on Monday April 10 at 1am CEST, 10am AEST, and noon NZST. 1. a preliminary award to the Eagle Scout, given by the Boy Scouts of America, signifying significant progress toward that goal. 2. a high-quality Persian rug, based on the number of knots within a distance equal to the width of the weaver's fist. 3. An embroidery tool, used for stitching sequins on hard to reach areas 4. Speedboat rated at 100 miles per hour. [90 knots] 5. joc. a rum drink. See hurricane, 8. 6. a storm trysail. 7. Expensive or luxurious. 8. A plant, Polygonum aviculare. See knot-grass, 1. 9. a synchronized swimming routine involving a team of 8 swimmers. 10. Naval sl. an officer who wins accelerated promotion by favour or influence. 11. A brittle toffee with a chocolate coating, sold in lumps (orig. a brand name of confectionery supplied to the navy). 12. any one of the best knots from the three primary knot categories: Loop Knots (make a loop in the rope), Bends (rope to rope knots) and Hitches (rope to object knots). -- 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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