Wayzgoose votes and definitions

[Judith E. Schrier]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:49:31 -0400 you said:
>Joe is first with 11 points; Ranjit second with 8; nobody else got more than
>4.  Not one 2 or 1 point guess was attributed to the OED definition!--David
>
>wayzgoose - n. - orig.  An entertainment given by a master-printer to his
>workmen in August, marking the beginning of the season of working by
>candle-light.  Later, an annual festivity held in summer by the employees of
>a printing establishment, consisting of a dinner and (usu.) an excursion
>into the country.
>OED = 0

<sigh>...I've been in the "printing industry" most of my life now,
and I've *NEVER* been invited to such an event!

love, judith

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