[Fictionary] POIL results

[Jacob Mattison]

Thank you all for your patience and my apologies for delay.Jean-Joseph has squeaked out a win with his beer backpack.
poil - adj. - [from Fr. poil: hair] rough-coated; (less commonly) hairy, furry.From Hutch   Pierre: As I replied previously that I know French "poil", I'm guessing this is J-J's def.   Elliott: I believe the etymology, but not the definition; it just doesn't feel like an adjective.
poil, n. A food item which a wild animal has laid claim to by urinating on it."To the mictor belong the poils."From Pierre   2 points for correct guess   Hutch: *LMAO* I see what you did there :-D   Elliott: My sister and I used to claim cookies by coughing on them so that the other wouldn't eat them.
poil - n. - a thread of raw silk used as a core for tinselThe real definition   Pierre 2, Elliott 2, Joshua 2 -- Total 6   Hutch: I'm extremely skeptical that silk (very expensive!) would be used for tinsel (cheap!)   Elliott: Could be, I suppose, back in the days before people learned how to make tinsel out of aluminized mylar.
poil - n. - ham and barley stewFrom David   Hutch 1   Hutch: barley ... makes beer ... and beer is always good! 1 point   Elliott: Could be. poil (n.) -- 1.  Dripping water that can be heard but not seen.Hence, 2. the earliest symptom of anything.From Elliott   Joshua 1 plus 2 points for correct guess = 3   Elliott: It's coming from inside the wall!
poil - n. - a wood-framed backpack used for carrying multiple kegs of beer to a mountain hut.From Jean-Joseph   Hutch 2, Pierre 1, Elliott 1 -- Total 4   Hutch: I'm skeptical of everything that remains, but beer is always good! 2 points   Elliott: Could be.
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