wanigan ballot

[fictioneric at cluemail.com]

Fictioneers --

Nice turnout, thirteen defs below, only one is right.  You have one 
two-point and one one-point vote, use them wisely.

Votes are due in one week, by noon on TUESDAY, August 15.

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wanigan, n.  Punishment inflicted in return for a wrong, vengeance.


wanigan, n.  A lumber camp's supply chest.


wanigan, n.  1. Material removed from a clogged pipe.  2. Obstruction.


wanigan, n.  Absolutist meritocracy without consideration of seniority.


wanigan (also Wanigan spline), n.  A mathematical procedure for 
fitting a curve to experimental data using first derivatives and 
recursion.


wanigan, n. (Pequod)  A stew made from baked corn and strips of dried 
opossum meat.


wanigan, n.  A throwing stick used by the Sioux, Shoshone, or 
Cheyenne tribes.  Sticks were often gathered in their wanderings and 
stored for later use.


wanigan (also wanigane), n.  1.  (Law)  Properly, any child begotten 
or adopted for the purpose of depriving another person of an 
inheritance.  2. In common usage, an adopted son older than the 
eldest natural son.

	GENERAL:  Have you ever known what it is to be a wanigan?
	JUAN (baffled):  A Juan, *again*?
	GENERAL:  Yes, have you ever known what it is to be one?

W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, "The Pirates of Cancun" (1881).
(Law -- French wanigane, wanigan < OE wanigan 'turning aside, 
diversion' -- more at WANE.)


wanigan, n. (Nebraskan slang)  The highest executive of a brewery.


wanigan, adj.  Wasteful, especially of an inheritance.


wanigan, n.  1. A sweater worn for ceremonial purposes only.  2. Any 
article of clothing worn for one fortnight out of each month.

wanigan, n.  A legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of 
southern New Jersey, often described as hooved and winged.  More 
widely known as the Jersey Devil.  The name 'wanigan' is attributed 
to the Delaware Indians formerly inhabiting the Pine Barrens, but 
this is doubtful.


wanigan, n. (obs.)  1. A baseball player who has recently joined a 
new team.  2. A young baseball player.



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