[Fictionary] Flexbone Ballot

[Nicolas Ward]

Thank you for all the definitions, and I am impressed by your
collective maturity and restraint. Get your votes in by... Sunday!

flexbone, adj. Of a person, satisfied, content; of a transaction or a
product, acceptable. Coined as a mockery of Catalan immigrants in
agricultural southern California c.1920, but soon adopted into local
vernacular.

flexbone, n. A wooden batten inserted into the roof felt of a yurt
intended for use in high wind conditions, to reduce flutter.

flexbone, n. In American Football, a running formation using five
lineman and three runningbacks, often used by teams lacking a
quarterback with a strong throwing arm. The ball is optionally run by
the fullback, slotback, or quarterback, depending on the read of the
defensive line.

flexbone, n. (slang) A doctor who treats cancer using shark cartilage or
extracts thereof.

flexbone, n. A musical instrument consisting of rubber hoses suspended
from tuned wooden slats, which are played with mallets. It was
invented in 1963 by avant-garde composer Harry Partch, who also
created the instruments Zymo-Xyl, Chromelodeon, and Marimba Eroica.

flexbone, adj. Possessed of overawing superiority in manners.

flexbone, n. A method of bow construction involving laminating
multiple thin layers of flexible material, originally bone; it creates
lightweight but strong bows with very high pull weight; the modern
name is claimed to be direct translation from the ancient Mongolian
term for a similar process.

flexbone, n. One of a wooden set of spoons or bones used in old-time music.

flexbone, n. Heat-treated mica used as a substitute for spring steel
during the "Little Stone Age" which followed the eruption of the
Thirty Years' War.

flexbone, n. (Barchester dial.) Someone who has ceased to communicate
with the Anglican Church because he finds it excessively rigid in its
theology.