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Mike Shefler
June 16th, 2016, 04:52 PM
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Most of you narrowed in on the correct def, but enough of you voted for
Johhny B's def to win him the next deal.
Dan Widdis is in the coveted 2nd place position.

1. an Indonesian swamp.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 5 & 10 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

2. a shared form of public transport (in Turkey), esp. a taxi.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 6 & 8 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Madnick; Graham

3. a snake God of voodoo cults in Haiti.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 8 & *11* 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:

4. candied cherries.
Submitter: Abell Votes: 7 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Mallach; Bourne

5. (Sc.) a marriage custom, now obsolete, whereby the wedding party
conveyed the bride at full gallop to the bridegroom's house after
the
ceremony, followed by friends and neighbours beating pots
and
kettles, singing and chanting loudly,
etc.
Submitter: Naylor Votes: 6 & *11* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Stevens

6. [SE U.S. slang] thin dry scales or scabs on the body; dandruff.
Submitter: Mallach Votes: 4 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Lodge; Naylor

7. dried beans, buckwheat hulls, or other dried grains used as bean bag
fillers.

Submitter: Widdis Votes: 8 & *11* 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Abell; Barrs; Bourne

8. drunken clerics [ _baba_ like papa; ME _lowbe- = lubber; both parts
are individually in common use but the word itself is now rare
and
localised in use, mostly found in Eire and N.
Ireland]
Submitter: Barrs Votes: 7 & *11* 2 + 4 = 6
Voted for by: Lodge; Carson; Widdis; Cunningham

9. [St. Lucia creole] a variety of banana with a very strong phallic
appearance.

Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 8 & *11* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Graham

10. aggregation; collection.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 2 & *11* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Stevens

11. Water-worn limestones used to decorate walls or houses.
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D8
Voted for by: Carson; Abell; Naylor; Mallach; Widdis; Barrs; Cunningham
Madnick

No def: Bourne Votes: 4 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
No def: Graham Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 0 = 0
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