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Old September 22nd, 2017, 08:19 AM
Dave Cunningham
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Default [Dixonary] Round 2836 - CAPTAIN COOKER time to vote

1 and 2 as not *remotely* connected to Captain Cook, thus should be
rewarded.

Dave'

On Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4:41:08 AM UTC-4, Shani Naylor wrote:

> Hi all
>
> We have a baker's dozen of definitions for our word CAPTAIN COOKER,
> including one from a reputable dictionary. Please vote for two.
>
> 1. The boss.
>
> 2. [Slang] Rolling paper for cannabis smoking.
>
> 3. A drink of rum or brandy diluted with lime juice.
>
> 4. A tropical drink of dark rum, vermouth and pineapple juice.
>
> 5. Someone who claims descent from one of the first European
> settlers in New Zealand.
>
> 6. A wild pig [From Captain James Cook, who first released pigs in
> the New Zealand bush]
>
> 7. Slang for a person who is an explorer, whether in the
> geographical sense or in a scientific sense.
>
> 8. The annual raising of the New Zealand flag at the site of
> Captain Cook's death on the island of Hawaii.
>
> 9. A slang term for steamboats plying routes between Australia and
> New Zealand in the late 19th Century.
>
> 10. An amateur sailor who takes long voyages, esp. to Pacific islands
> (after Capt. James Cook, RN, who explored the Pacific in the 18th cent.)
>
> 11. A device invented by the Royal Society to observe and measure the
> transit of Venus on Captain Cook's first voyage aboard the Endeavor.
>
> 12. A ship's galley adapted for steam. [in the days of sail the wind is
> mostly from behind so the galley is near the forecastle; with the
> introduction of steam the prevailing wind is from the bows so the galley
> was moved to the stern]
>
> 13. A heat storage stove and cooker that works on the principle that a
> heavy frame made from cast-iron components can absorb heat from a
> relatively low-intensity but continuously burning source, and the
> accumulated heat can then be used when needed for cooking.
>
>
> Here's the deadline for voting:
> Wellington <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/new-zealand/wellington>
> (New Zealand) Sunday, 24 September 2017 at 12:00:00 Noon NZDT
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/nzdt>
> Los Angeles <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/los-angeles> (USA
> - California) Saturday, 23 September 2017 at 4:00:00 p.m. PDT
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdt>
> New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york> (USA - New
> York) Saturday, 23 September 2017 at 7:00:00 p.m. EDT
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/edt>
> London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london> (United Kingdom
> - England) Midnight between Saturday, 23 September 2017 and Sunday, 24
> September 2017 BST <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/bst>
> Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam>
> (Netherlands) Sunday, 24 September 2017 at 1:00:00 a.m. CEST
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cest>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
>


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