[Fictionary] Re: Pannage Ballot

[Nicolas Ward]

Last call! I have votes from Jim, David, Ranjit, Hutch, Linda, and Eric.

--Nick

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Nicolas Ward <ultranurd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 8 definitions, including the real one (and yes, I got the last-minute
> submissions from today). Send in your votes (2 pts/1 pt) by next
> Tuesday!
>
> pannage, n. The right of a lord of fishermen serfs to demand the first
> catch of fish of the season.
>
> pannage, n. A race in which swimmers pick up small floating objects as
> they swim.
>
> pannage, n. The proportion of energy that may be extracted, at a given
> location, by a fall-type water wheel (a breast-shot, overshot, or
> backshot wheel).
>
> pannage, n. The seasonal practice of turning out pigs in a forest to
> forage for fallen nuts.
>
> pannage, v. To incorporate unprocessed items such as straw or thin
> wooden strips into a weave.
>
> pannage, n. Baking, esp. bread-making.
>
> pannage, n. A bicycle or velocipede designed to be ridden sidesaddle.
>
> pannage, n. The extra cloth you must trim from a hand-made garment for
> it to fit correctly, such as around the neck, sleeves, and seams.
>
> --Nick
>