[Fictionary] CHOLLER definitions - 2 and 1 point guesses, please

[David Randall]

choller ­ n. ­ a nail or piece of fencing wire hidden in a raw log, which
presents a hazard when sending the wood through a sawmill.

choller ­ n. ­ a stiff low-crowned cap made of steamed canvas, glue, and
black paint, worn by American miners in the early twentieth century. Also
see: coke hat, hard-boiled hat.

choller ­ n. [fr. Bambara djalla] ­ a termite native to the African Sahel.

choller ­ n. ­ chickpea.

choller ­ v. ­ in joinery, to shape and smooth the mitred edges of a
full-blind dovetail joint.

choller ­ n. ­ Jewish Sabbath bread, usually braided.  Traditionally, there
are seven ingredients: flour, yeast, water, salt, sugar, oil, and egg.

choller ­ n. ­ soccer nickname for Charles Haase, who plays for Manchester
City, England.  His mum calls him Charlie, but there were already several
other Charlies in the league.

choller ­ n. ­ the flesh on the lower jaw, especially when fat and hanging.

choller ­ v. ­ to hesitate in recognizing someone.

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And Judith added the following humorous definitions:

2)  Anger
3)  To scream
4)  A infection of the lower intestine, which frequently occurs in epidemics
5)  A low area in a southern American landscape
6)  A piece of equipment, often made of leather, but occasionally of
metal, used to control an animal
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