[Fictionary] Time to vote for LOVAT

[Jim Moskowitz]

It occurs to me that I didn’t include any sort of deadline for voting.  I’ve gotten a bunch of votes already, but in the interest of not disenfranchising anyone, let’s say you have until tomorrow evening (Wednesday 4/15/20, 11:59pm EDT) to send me your LOVAT votes.

Remember, one 2-point vote and two 1-point votes.  Thanks!
-Jim


> On Apr 9, 2020, at 1:18 PM, Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:
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> A special welcome to our *three* new Fictionauts: Liz, Ziv, and Helen! And we welcome back Joe after a hiatus! See, there are a few silver linings to the Distancing Era.
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> I’ve received, and regularized the formatting of, 14 entries, and listed them in order of number of characters. Now it's time to put on your detective cap and email me your votes. We’ll use a slight variation on the standard voting system for this round, in light of the large ballot: You have a 2-point vote and TWO 1-point votes, each of which must be awarded to a different definition (and not your own, silly!). Your goal is to figure out which of these is the actual dictionary definition of LOVAT.  
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> You should also feel free to include honorable mentions, and your thoughts about any of the entries. Happy voting-by-email!
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> lovat - n. - an albino vixen.
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> lovat - n. - a tightly bound bale.
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> lovat - n. - a tool for cleaning Kalman filters.
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> lovat - n. - a refrigerated van or small refrigerated truck.
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> lovat - n. - a small warbler with a reddish stripe on its rump.  
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> lovat - n. - a Mongolian meat stew simmered with onions and spices.
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> lovat - n. - a muted green color used especially in tweed and woolen garments.
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> lovat - n. - a cushioned bar in front of a church pew for kneeling during prayer.
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> lovat - n. - an annual medicinal herb native to the Mediterranean region, also known as moonflower.
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> lovat - n., pl. lovatok - a Hungarian equestrian competition judged on style and skill rather than speed.
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> lovat - n. - an object or device from which a swung sledgehammer can rebound so as to strike something from below.
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> lovat - n. - fertilizer made from a mixture of cattle manure, horse manure, sheep manure, chicken manure, and straw.
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> lovat - n. - where a bay or bow window is built over a portico, the trim extending from the portico roof to the part-wall below the window.
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> LOVAT - n. - LOw VAntage Training (U.S. Army) : military exercises simulating combat where soldiers must remain close to the ground, e.g. bombardment drills.
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