[Fictionary] Re: reremouse ballot

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

Oops, sorry Linda - I apologize for leaving your name in the ballot!

- ranjit



On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com> wrote:
> Here are the defs, in alphabetical order, more or less.  Vote in the
> usual way before the weekend ends, please!
>
>
> reremouse - n - an archaic or dialect word for bat [Old English
> hrēremūs, probably from hrēran "to move" + mūs "mouse"]
>
> reremouse n. a device used to deliver poison deep into crevices where
> rodent nests are known or suspected of being.
>
> reremouse - n. - 1. Extreme concern over the well-being of another. 2.
> Obsession.
>
> reremouse (n.) a form of fondue popular in Bretagne, believed to be
> the inspiration for Welsh rarebit.
>
> reremouse (n.) -- A magic portal to a world that is even more mundane
> than the one you already live in.
>
> Reremouse is a member of the beet family, whose sweet-tasting leaves
> serve as an excellent complement to more bitter greens in a salad.  It
> thrives in cool, damp growing conditions, and is especially popular in
> the cuisine of the French-speaking region of Belgium.
>
> reremouse, adj.  prone to backward thinking. Linda
>
> reremouse - n. - (occ. rere mouse) a railroad handcart (fr Maori rere
> moza, railroad + man [="human-powered railroad"])
>
> reremouse - n. - thick hair on the tops of one's shoulders
>
> reremouse, n. An unidentified bird reported by Capt. John Hawkins in
> Cartagena, Colombia.
>