Which is the real abrin?
Pierre Abbat
phma at phma.hn.org
Sun Jul 11 21:00:37 EDT 2004
Here are the defs. Please vote two points for one and one point for another.
You have one week.
abrin, adj. (a-BRIN) (railroad terminology) Temporarily loose or disengaged
from the engine, as when engaged in a sawby.
abrin, n. A stylized animal depiction on a small scoop used for cerumen
removal.
abrin, n. Surgery necessary to treat pernio.
abrin, n. The hormone behind the epinasty.
abrin, n. A poison found in jequirity beans, similar to but more poisonous
than ricin.
abrin, n. A chemical (di-hydroboric acetate) used in the manufacture of inks
and dyes.
abrin, adj. Cross-hatched, dotted, speckled, flecked; as latticinio.
abrin, n. The molded insert in a jewelry box that comes from the manufacturer,
that holds the ring or bracelet, etc. It is often sulcate, the better to bond
the flocking, sateen, velveteen, or other glitzy top-facing.
abrin, n. A meristic debt collector. (After "Claude Abrin", pseudonymous
author of _Collateral Damage: My Rise and Fall in the New Orleans Mob_
(1973).)
abrin, n. A marble with a combination latticinio and ribbon core. Also see
abie.
phma
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