[Fictionary] PARBUCKLE ballot

J-J Cote jjcote at alum.mit.edu
Sun Jun 26 22:02:51 EDT 2011


Here are the definitions for "parbuckle".  Please submit one- and 
two-point guesses by.... the end of June.

Jean-Joseph
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parbuckle - n. - The clasp on a golf cart seatbelt.

parbuckle - v. - To loosen your belt before breakfast.

parbuckle - n. - A buckle designed to hold loosely but securely.

parbuckle - n. - A decorative knot used on clothing to mimic a fastening.

parbuckle - n. - A rope sling for rolling cylindrical objects up or down 
an inclined plane.

parbuckle - n. - A board game for four players, each with six pieces, 
played on a 9x9 grid.

parbuckle - n. - The portion of a turnstile that contains the moving 
parts, yet has a well to grease said parts.

parbuckle - n. - Either of two cyprinid fishes, Eligux atlanticus, the 
greater parbuckle, and E. minor, the lesser parbuckle, both of the North 
Atlantic.




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