[Fictionary] Re: cinchonism ballot

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

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On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com> wrote:
> Ten defs, near all alike in dignity, in fictionary, where we lay our scene.
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> cinchonism - n. - An abnormal condition found in some bony pelagic fishes,
> characterized by the appearance of extra fins in atypical locations.
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> cinchonism - n - the belief that tight clothing (e.g. girdles, cummerbunds)
> is healthy, while loose clothing is unhealthy.
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> cinchonism - n - a disorder due to excessive or prolonged use of cinchona or
> its alkaloids and marked by temporary deafness, ringing in the ears,
> headache, dizziness, and rash.
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> Cinchonism: (noun) The doctrine that a person can achieve a high spiritual
> state by paying detailed attention to timing and punctuality.
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> cinchonism (n.) -- The doctrine that humans, like mermaids or fauns, are
> chimeric, their forequarters and hindquarters belonging to two different
> extinct or undiscovered species.  (< Pierre Adrien Maximilien Jean Baptiste
> de Cinchon, 1657-1715.)
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> cinchonism, n.  a dwarfing of part of a fruit or vegetable, such as an
> under-developed portion of an apple or under-pollinated corn cob.
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> cinchonism, n. A humorous logical argument typical of Willard van Orman
> Quinine.
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> cinchonism, n. The jaundiced hue brought on by dosing with cinchona bark or
> similar antimalarials.
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> cinchonism – n.(fr. Spanish) - to make a fetish of tightening your belt,
> literally or metaphorically.
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> cinchonism, n. (Rhetoric) A type of fallacious argument in which the
> audience is assumed to disagree with a previously made argument.
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