[Fictionary] sacbe/zemi-john ballot

[Pierre Abbat]

I went to sleep with the defs shuffled, deciding to wait. When I woke up, there 
was one more def in my inbox. Please vote the usual onesies-twosies.

sacbe, n. (also sackby, saccaby) pl. sacbe (pron. sacbah), sackbia, saccabia: 
A legendary stew or soup whose ingredients are controversial. In the 17th and 
18th centuries it was often made with woodwort or zemi-john, while in modern 
recreations peucedanum is usually substituted.

zemi-john, n. (also zemidjan, zémidjan) A West African motorcycle taxi. 
sacbe, n. pl. sacbeob. A Mesoamerican highway.

zemi-john, n. (British spelling hemi-john) A style of long underwear worn by 
French royalty, with a distinctive fastening (sacbe) connecting to the 
corresponding upper undergarment.

sacbe, n. A pilgrim who has not brought any candles. (pl. saksbe)
zemi-john, n. A kiosk near a pilgrimage site selling candles and other 
devotional items.

sacbe, n. pl. sacbim. Keg; an obscure liquid measure equaling 50-60 zemi-john 
[or demi-john], or approximately 15-20 gallons; loosely, the limit of weight 
in a barrel, crate, or other package to be lifted and moved by a single man.

sacbe, n. (fm. French) The SACBEEs were an elite unit of WWII-era combat 
engineers centered around forward deployment of portable folding bridges or 
zemi-johns.

sacbe, n. (fr. Friulian) Poisoned marzipan.
zemi-john, n. (fr. Neapolitan) A corrupt apothecary, specializing in sacbe. - 
zemi-zany.

zemi-john, n. A large container for liquids.
sacbe, n. past sackwas. Any regional home-brewed alcoholic beverage. He stored 
the sacbe in zemi-johns.  

Pierre
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