2 and 3 because (a) they’re Irish, (b) none of the other defs are remotely plausible, and (c) the formatting error in the initial post implies something different with copy and paste and indicates one of them came from a source other than email. Â*



From: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> on behalf of John Barrs <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk>
Reply-To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Date: Monday, July 25, 2022 at 10:40 AM
To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Subject: [Dixonary] Fwd: 3269 vote for SpailpÃ*n







oops - format trouble --- this is correct (or more correct)

Votes are due by Wednesday 27th July by1800 BST



usual rules, 2 votes for the dafunotion of your choice don't look it up until after you have voted



JohnnyB



1 (Archaic) a woman who sells fish

2 [Irish] an itinerant or seasonal farm worker

3 Irish English. Nonsensical talk; overblown or empty rhetoric; claptrap

4 any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Fagaceae, including species in the genera Chrysolepis of western North America and Castanopsis of East and Southeast Asia; The edible nut of any of these plants

5 (Far.) a projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof

6 a genre of Spanish thriller or horror film typically involving a murder mystery and characterized by graphic violence, eroticism, an atmospheric, sometimes dreamlike blend of suspense and horror elements, and often a prominent, intense music score

7 the ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) of North America

8 an iron pin used to attach the figurehead to the prow of medieval round ships

9 A tool, similar to a spike, used to break rocks by inserting it into a crevice and striking it with a heavy hammer.



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