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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2998 KILDERKIN voting time
Hi all!
For my votes, I will go with one family-related definition, and one non-family definition. #2 (the ceramic bowl) and #5 (the fake family) Cheers, Hugo Op 15-7-2019 om 03:29 schreef 'Efrem G Mallach' via Dixonary: > Folks, > > Eleven definitions of *KILDERKIN*Â* follow. Ten are from an expert > panel that devoted substantial effort to coming up with them. The > eleventh is correct. They have been edited (very slightly) for format > consistency and are in ascending order of character count, which might > not correspond to visual length in your email display font. > > Please vote for two that you like for any reason (such as thinking > they might be correct) by public Reply All to this message before the > deadline that follows the list. If you realize now that you know what > KILDERKIN means, please tell me by private email to emallach <at> > verizon <dot> net. > > 1. a fragment; aÂ*trivial amount. > > 2. a flat-bottomed, usually ceramic,Â*bowl. > > 3. a clay baking vessel for cookingÂ*roasts, stews, etc. > > 4. a corner adobe fireplace found in manyÂ*western U.S. homes. > > 5. someone who is considered familyÂ*though not actually related. > > 6. a unit of liquid measure that is equalÂ*to 0.9 US pint (0.43 liter). > > 7. a small four-wheeled carriage forÂ*children, drawn by a single horse. > > 8. a measure of volume equal to 18Â*gallons; a wine or beer cask > holding about that amount. > > 9. a dam constructed of concrete and/orÂ*masonry on the outside but > having a hollow interior filled with unshaped orÂ*uncoursed stones or > rubble. > > 10. adults living in with older familyÂ*members (usually parents) in a > largely separate and independent part of theÂ*home, e.g. an attic or a > cellar. > > 11. [Legal] a male cousin-german, a trueÂ*first cousin—the son of one's > uncle or aunt; the female equivalent,Â*'dotherkin' is very rare and not > evidenced since AD1353. > > The deadline for votes is 47+ hours from now: Tuesday, July 16, at 9 > pm US EDT. According to timeanddate.com > <http://timeanddate.com/>,Â*that is: > > > and other times in other places. Please check any time conversion that > applies to you. That site is good, but nobody's perfect. > > New players are welcome to vote. Submitting a definition is not a > requirement for voting; the only requirement is that you not know what > this word means.Â*Full rules at > http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rulesÂ*. > > Vote on! > > Efrem > -- > 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 > <mailto:dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...%40verizon.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dixonary/A9EB21B2-D90D-4E77-A5AA-4AFB8B94AD84%40verizon.net?utm_medium=email&utm_so urce=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...40perFact.info. |