[Fictionary] SNATTOCK ballot

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Fellow citizens!

The needle of truth is escorted today by a bodyguard of thirteen lying 
haystraws, which I have edited for uniformity.  Scoring is a` la Jed, as 
usual:  You have a two-point vote and a one-point vote, to be assigned to 
two different definitions.  You get as many points as others gave your 
def, plus as many points as you gave the winner.  You may also give any 
number of awards, which confer no points but may break a tie.  Song, 
verse, ASCII art, kinetic sculpture, etc. are also encouraged.  Please 
send completed ballots to em at swarpa.net.  The polls close in one week, 
i.e., on Jan. 15th.

And now ... THE CANDIDATES!

Regards,
em

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snattock (n.)  Fisherman's term for the caudal peduncle, that portion of 
the fish's tail to which the tail fin (caudal fin) is attached.

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snattock (n.)  An aerial maneuver in which an aircraft uses the gyroscopic 
precession of its propeller to rotate about different axes while at the 
peak of a steep ascent.

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snattock (n.)  A pickpocket specializing in watches and rings.

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snattock (n.) (Northumberland dialect)  A small amount of a substance.

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snattock (n.)  The pipe or channel used to divert water from a river in 
order to power a watermill.

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snattock (n.)  A gardening tool consisting of a handle with a sharp point 
at one end and a thin tube fastened at the upper end to the user's nose, 
used to smell the ground while working it.

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snattock (v.)  To remove the branches from a felled tree [from an obs. 
tool, specialized for the task]

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snattock (n.)  A three point whirly in Tip-the-Peg.

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snattock (n.)  A chip; a slice.

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snattock (n.) (Leicester dial.)  A badly-constructed weir.

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snattock (n.)  A clearing in the midst of thick vegetation, esp. 
vegetation that is thorny or otherwise difficult to traverse.

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snattock (n.)  A wire comb for removing tangles.

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snattock (n.) (hist.)  Narrow-bladed metal tool, with flattened sharpened 
side at upper end below grip. Used to dig and top root crops.

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snattock (n.)  A curved and hooked pruning tool.