[Fictionary] thanks, and proposed new word

[Nicolas Ward]

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Jacob Mattison <jacobmattison at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Interesting -- that appears to be another definition that has nothing to do with the definition I had in mind.  What do folks think -- can I still use the word?  (Unless somebody knows the other definition, of course.)
>

Damn, wasted a perfectly good definition! Apparently mine is
preferentially spelled quinzhee, as it is an amerind term (dunno from
where, but since I learned about them in MN I'd assume Ojibwe?), but
the romanization isn't standard.

--Nick

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