[Fictionary] Haslet ballot

Fran Poodry fpoodry at speakeasy.net
Mon Aug 23 08:34:10 EDT 2010


Apparently, haslet is a noun.  No other hints.  Please send a 1-point vote
and a 2-point vote by Sunday, August 29 at noon, Eastern time.
-Fran

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haslet   n.   a small hassle.


haslet   n.   a man's undergarment, worn during battles in the 8th to 14th
centuries.


haslet   n.   pieces of (esp. pig¹s) offal cooked together and usually
compressed into a meat loaf.

 
haslet   n.   one of two handles or knobs on a scythe.

 
haslet   n.   a Mediterranean fish, Gudusia adriatica, of the family
Clupeidae.

 
haslet   n.   brandy made from a mixture of berries, usually lingonberries
and cloudberries.

 
haslet   n.   territory concealed by the legend or other apparatus on a map.
[< Haslett, in the Scilly Isles (now called the Isle of Flinders).]
 
 
haslet   n.   a pivoting scoop attached to the rear section of the plank,
used in skiing on level surfaces.
 
 
haslet   n.   a covering for an open-air market stall.
 
 
haslet   n.   a third shoe.
 
 
haslet   n.   in tatting, a distinctive loop with a rollback cross, typical
of Devonshire lace.
 
 
haslet   n.   a heavy, typically stone disc with a flat bottom, used as a
nonfitting lid for pots of different sizes.




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