[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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