[Fictionary] Results of Hurley ballot

[Fran Poodry]

Hi!

I am just back in the US as of yesterday and today I am reading email. I
will look for a new word.

-Fran


On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 6:54 AM, lindafowens at netzero.net <
lindafowens at netzero.net> wrote:

> HI, 'Scuze delay--here are the Fictionary results for Hurley.  Not too
> many folks submitted defs or voted, but we are all so busy.  Hope some--or
> all-- of you had a great vacation.
>
> Coming in second with 2 votes, is Hutch's def of a Women's Field Hockey
> term.
>
> First, is Fran's def of the rope sling for livestock for 6 points.  Take
> it away, Fran!
>
> Oh first, a Hurley is a special stick used in the Irish game of Hurling.
> It's  made of ash wood, is usually between 45 and 100 cm --18-40 inches,
> has a flattened, curved end, and is also called a caman, with an accent
> over the last A. It is used to hit a sliotar, a leather ball. Once David
>  and I were taught the game of hurling by a kid at a playground in Ireland.
>   The kid had a fake Hurley, made of straight wood.  My husband is a good
> athlete, but found it hard to hit the ball with such a skinny stick.
>
> Oh, Pierre's squirrel target got one vote from David Randall.
>
> LInda
>
> PS Fran, Try not to take as long as I did to get the next round going if
> at all possible.
>
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