[Fictionary] CHOLLER; Jean-Joseph wins

David Randall withywindle at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 7 22:28:25 EDT 2011


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.

JEAN-JOSEPH: Ranjit (2) + Nicolas (2) + Eric (2) + Linda (2) + Judith (1) +
Elliott (1) = 10 POINTS

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.

ERIC: Elliott (2) + Jacob (2) + Jean-Joseph (1) = 5 POINTS

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

NICOLAS: Judith (2) + Jacob (1) = 3 POINTS

choller ­ n. ­ chickpea.

RANJIT: Jean-Joseph (2) + Nicolas (1) + Eric (1) = 4 POINTS

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

JACOB: Ranjit (1) + Linda (1) = 2 POINTS

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

JUDITH: = 0 POINTS

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.

LINDA: = 0 POINTS

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

REAL DEFINITION: Pierre (recognized it, and recused himself from voting) = 0
POINTS

choller ­ v. ­ to hesitate in recognizing someone.

PIERRE: = 0 POINTS
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