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[Dixonary] Round 2820 results
Judy Madnick wins the deal by virtue of being the only one to guess the
real def. Otherwise we would have had a 5-way tie. The dictionary is the English Dialect Dictionary, which has this to say about the word: ' Maffie ' is derived from hermaphrodite, and signifies a cart on to which, for the purpose of carting hay or corn, is affixed a contrivance like the fore-part of a wagon, so that in fact it is neither cart nor wagon, Haggard Farmer's Year, in Longman's Mag. (June 1899) 1. [Colloq.] a stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. Submitter: Widdis Votes: 9 & 13 0 + 3 = 3 Voted for by: Cunningham; Graham; Madnick 2. a familiar name for any of the fleet of small tramp steamers that formerly supplied isolated communities in the Scottish Western Isles. Submitter: Lodge Votes: 6 & 7 0 + 1 = 1 Voted for by: Mallach 3. a baked sausage roll; also called pig-in-a-blanket. Submitter: Shepherdson Vote: N/V 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: 4. easily duped or fooled. Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1 Voted for by: Hale 5. [Obs.] a milkmaid. Submitter: Naylor Votes: 6 & 12 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: 6. a sort of game, possibly played by children [Robert Burns] Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 1 & 11 0 + 3 = 3 Voted for by: Lodge; Naylor; Mallach 7. a lone male klipspringer antelope who has lost his life partner. Submitter: Barrs Votes: 9 & 11 0 + 1 = 1 Voted for by: Lodge 8. the legal taking of property that belongs to another person or group; eminent domain, for example. Submitter: Stevens Votes: 9 & 11 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: 9. name given to a pup in training as a hunting dog. Submitter: Graham Votes: 1 & 13 0 + 3 = 3 Voted for by: Widdis; Barrs; Stevens 10. an unusual companion, from "My Alien Friend", first used in the "Space Children" series of children's books. Submitter: Bourne Vote: N/V 0 + 0 = 0 Voted for by: 11. a person regarded as having little worth to society. Submitter: Madnick Votes: 1 & *14* 2 + 3 = 5 Voted for by: Cunningham; Barrs; Stevens 12. [Slang] a very old, stale cigarette. Submitter: Hale Votes: 4 & 13 0 + 1 = 1 Voted for by: Naylor 13. [Scot.] a bump on the head from a blow or other impact. Submitter: Mallach Votes: 2 & 6 0 + 3 = 3 Voted for by: Widdis; Graham; Hale 14. A farmer's cart. Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D1 Voted for by: Madnick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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