[Fictionary] ballot: streuble cabbaging frogmouth

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

Here are ten sets of definitions for the related words *streuble,
cabbaging, *and *frogmouth*. One set is real and the rest are fake. It's up
to *you* to decide! Cast two votes, one for 2 points and one for 1 point,
in the usual fashion, and get those votes to me before the weekend is over.


streuble - n. - wooden disk for pressing fermenting sauerkraut below the
liquid level in the frogmouth
cabbaging - n. - a weight for holding the streuble down, often decorated
with carving.
frogmouth - n. - crock for fermenting sauerkraut in


streuble, n. in lace-making, the finest part of the lace that connects the
more substantial and intricate needlework.
cabbaging, n. large, goffered ruffles, layered about the neck in decorative
18th and 19th century men's clothing.
frogmouth, n. in the industrial process of knitting, the term for the hole
created by the machinery as it makes the tubes for sweaters, sleeves,
socks, etc.


streuble, n.  A unit of measurement relating to possible voting percentages
in an upcoming election.
cabbaging, v.  Trying to bolster a candidate's attibutes by filling up his
or her biography with attributes that may or may not be true, but could be
true.
frogmouth, n.  A politician who waffles a lot on issues.


streuble, n. an overabundance of small eyes
cabbaging, n. overcrowded, irregular eyes
frogmouth, n. spindle-shaped eyes


streuble, n. A high-necked bodice, similar to a dirndl.
cabbaging, n. A multilayer decorative frill emerging from sleeve or collar;
popular in late 19th century Saxony.
frogmouth, n. 1. An extremely pronounced grimace or frown triggered by
pulling the platysma taut. 2. A historical medical diagnosis, probably
thyromegaly.


streuble, n. A small dish used to hold water for washing the fingers.
cabbaging, n. Decoration consisting of brassicaceous flowers painted on the
border of a container or dish.
frogmouth, n. A ceramic container with a lune-shaped opening on the side.


streuble - n. - a six-inch black millipede native to Burma
cabbaging - n. - a Burmese skink with a red-and-yellow argyle pattern
frogmouth - n. - a Burmese carnivorous plant


streuble, v. To thrash about ineffectively. "As the lieutenant streubled,
the NCOs led the retreat under fire."
cabbaging, adj. inferior, unpleasant. "I usually like frozen pizza, but
this is  cabbaging."
frogmouth, n. guy-wire from the bottom of the fuselage to the wing in a
high- or shoulder-wing monoplane. "Don't tighten the frogmouth, it goes
taut once the wing is under load."


streuble - n. - A common-law dentist.
cabbaging - v. - Scouring of the teeth and gums with coral.
frogmouth - n. - A dental patient whose payments are in arrears.


streuble - v.i. - to pick vegetables for storage before they are ripe; the
intent being to allow them to ripen in storage
cabbaging - n. - a storage location (i.e. root cellar) for vegetables
picked before they are ripe
frogmouth - n. - a small, usu. ceramic cylinder used to raise stored
vegetables out of the reach of vermin
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