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Tony Abell
February 4th, 2010, 09:12 PM
Find below a scant 15 definitions of flurt, one of which comes from a dictionary.
Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline below.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules in the file area of Dixonary at groups.google.com
or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor). The voting deadline shall be:

Saturday, 11:00am EST 06-Feb-2010
Saturday, 08:00am PST 06-Feb-2010
Saturday, 04:00pm GMT 06-Feb-2010
Saturday, 05:00pm CET 06-Feb-2010
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1. A hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.

2. A monk's hood - hence, also the hooded flower of aconite sps.

3. A malathion-based insecticide.

4. _Obs. rare. Bird-catching._ A moveable perch to which a bird is tied and
which the bird-catcher can raise by means of a long string.

5. [Sl.] An unexplained anomaly in a nuclear reaction.

6. To interpret incorrectly.

7. A person who has been disowned.

8. A type of chimney cowl which rotates with the wind to allow smoke always to
be discharged downwind.

9. A flirt.

10. A sudden and unexpected flow from a conduit thought to be empty or valved
off.

11. _Scots_ Flowed.

12. A tame female elephant used as a decoy for capturing wild males.

13. Ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds.

14. A drip pan capturing excess ink from a silk-screening or other wet printing
process.

15. To flutter, e.g. the flight of a butterfly.

Dodi Schultz
February 4th, 2010, 11:29 PM
I'll try the windy ones:

8. A type of chimney cowl which rotates with the wind to allow smoke
always to be discharged downwind.

and

13. Ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds.

--Dodi

Daniel B. Widdis
February 4th, 2010, 11:31 PM
4/15 since I've been doing my taxes.

--
Dan

Tim Bourne
February 5th, 2010, 12:56 AM
1 and 5, please.

Best wishes,

Tim Bourne.

PS As I am away from home at present, this comes from a temporary
address. Please address any replies to the address you usually use for me.

Millie Morgan
February 5th, 2010, 01:14 AM
4 and 13 for me this time thanks

> 4. _Obs. rare. Bird-catching._ A moveable perch to which a bird is tied
> and which the bird-catcher can raise by means of a long string.
> 13. Ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds.


Millie

Tim Lodge
February 5th, 2010, 04:26 AM
Tony

Without much hope of being right:

4 and 11 please.

-- Tim L

Dave Cunningham
February 5th, 2010, 05:27 AM
4 and 12, especially if the elephant is tied to a movable perch.


Dave

Guerri Stevens
February 5th, 2010, 07:10 AM
I vote for 8 and 10.

Guerri

Tony Abell wrote:
>
> 8. A type of chimney cowl which rotates with the wind to allow smoke always to
> be discharged downwind.
>
> 10. A sudden and unexpected flow from a conduit thought to be empty or valved
> off.

EnDash@aol.com
February 5th, 2010, 09:45 AM
Wild guesses at numbers 8 and 13.

-- Dick Weltz



8. A type of chimney cowl which rotates with the wind to allow smoke
always to
be discharged downwind.


13. Ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds.

Judy Madnick
February 5th, 2010, 11:10 AM
<< 5. [Sl.] An unexplained anomaly in a nuclear reaction.
<<
<< 9. A flirt.

(I just had to vote for 9 because...well, it seems so obvious that maybe no one would vote for it!!)

Judy Madnick

France International
February 5th, 2010, 02:53 PM
I'll try 10 and 11.

Nancy Shepherdson
February 5th, 2010, 09:22 PM
I'll take 8 and 9.

Nancy

Paul Keating
February 6th, 2010, 03:09 AM
10 and 13.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

Russ Heimerson
February 6th, 2010, 08:26 AM
At random, #7 and #12.

Russ