[Dixonary] Time to vote for what BAFT means!

Fellow addicts,

Following are ten definitions of BAFT. Please vote for two that you like for any reason, such as (but not necessarily) thinking they might be correct, by public reply to this message:

1. An absurdity.

2. A genomic clone.

3. To plant firmly; establish.

4. [Scot.] disoriented; dizzy.

5. A coarse cotton based fabric.

6. The shaft or handle of a scythe.

7. 1. The stern of a ship. 2. The tail of an airplane.

8. The upright or moving arm of the Kittredge knitting machine.

9. [Med.] orig. a sickle, from the Latin; currently a curved scalpel.

10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany after the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in favor of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.

The deadline for voting is 48 hours from now: 9 am Tuesday in the eastern U.S., and:



Vote on!

Efrem

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I'll go with 3 and 5.

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6 and 7 please.

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Fellow addicts,

Following are ten definitions of BAFT. Please vote for two that you like for any reason, such as (but not necessarily) thinking they might be correct, by public reply to this message:

1. An absurdity.

2. A genomic clone.

3. To plant firmly; establish.

4. [Scot.] disoriented; dizzy.

5. A coarse cotton based fabric.

6. The shaft or handle of a scythe.

7. 1. The stern of a ship. 2. The tail of an airplane.

8. The upright or moving arm of the Kittredge knitting machine.

9. [Med.] orig. a sickle, from the Latin; currently a curved scalpel.

10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany after the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in favor of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.

The deadline for voting is 48 hours from now: 9 am Tuesday in the eastern U..S., and:

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Vote on!

Efrem

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Interesting set --- I'll go for #7 and #10 please

*JohnnyB*

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5 and 8 by process of elimination.

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> On Jul 17, 2022, at 6:00 AM, Efrem Mallach <efrem.mallach (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> 
> Fellow addicts,
>
> Following are ten definitions of BAFT. Please vote for two that you like for any reason, such as (but not necessarily) thinking they might be correct, by public reply to this message:
>
> 1. An absurdity.
>
> 2. A genomic clone.
>
> 3. To plant firmly; establish.
>
> 4. [Scot.] disoriented; dizzy.
>
> 5. A coarse cotton based fabric.
>
> 6. The shaft or handle of a scythe.
>
> 7. 1. The stern of a ship. 2. The tail of an airplane.
>
> 8. The upright or moving arm of the Kittredge knitting machine.
>
> 9. [Med.] orig. a sickle, from the Latin; currently a curved scalpel.
>
> 10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany after the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in favor of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.
>
> The deadline for voting is 48 hours from now: 9 am Tuesday in the eastern U.S., and:
>
>
>
> Vote on!
>
> Efrem
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I vote for 4 & 10.

P

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Thinking that I'd voted, I looked up the word, so I'm now DQ.

--Tim L

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What? No illustrated defs?

I'll vote for #1 to describe #10

1. An absurdity.

10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany after
the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in favor
of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.



On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 1:00 AM Efrem Mallach <efrem.mallach (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

>
> Fellow addicts,
>
> Following are ten definitions of *BAFT*. Please vote for two that you
> like for any reason, such as (but not necessarily) thinking they might be
> correct, by public reply to this message:
>
> 1. An absurdity.
>
> 2. A genomic clone.
>
> 3. To plant firmly; establish.
>
> 4. [Scot.] disoriented; dizzy.
>
> 5. A coarse cotton based fabric.
>
> 6. The shaft or handle of a scythe.
>
> 7. 1. The stern of a ship. 2. The tail of an airplane.
>
> 8. The upright or moving arm of the Kittredge knitting machine.
>
> 9. [Med.] orig. a sickle, from the Latin; currently a curved scalpel.
>
> 10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany
> after the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in
> favor of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.
>
> The deadline for voting is 48 hours from now: 9 am Tuesday in the eastern
> U.S., and:
>
>
>
> Vote on!
>
> Efrem
>
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I find 7 and 10 most convincing:

> 7. 1. The stern of a ship. 2. The tail of an airplane.

> 10. A form of paper currency used by British forces occupying Germany after the Second World War (British Armed Forces Token) and discontinued in favor of the Deutsche Mark in 1959.

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