[Fictionary] SNATTOCK reminder

[eLLioTT morEton]

The deadline is Wednesday evening, 1/15.  I've got ballots from Fran, 
David, Linda, Jim, and Ranjit.  Will this election have more candidates 
than voters?  (Note to lurkers:  You can vote even if you didn't submit a 
definition.)

Regards,
em

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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 19:42:05 -0500 (EST)
From: eLLioTT morEton <em at swarpa.net>
To: fictionary at swarpa.net
Subject: [Fictionary] SNATTOCK ballot

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.