[Fictionary] Re: Re: reremouse ballot

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

I have votes only from David, Hutch, and Nora.  It's gonna take a lot more
than that to elect a reremouse, folks!  Before monday midnight, please.

And more apologies, this time to Eric, whose definition I somehow left out
of the ballot even though I specifically remember copying it.


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.
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