[Fictionary] cutty-eye ballot

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

Last chance! I'm not gonna get around to tallying votes until later
tonight, so if you've been saving a vote for just the right moment: that
moment is now.



On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 9:48 PM Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com>
wrote:

> Here are ten false cutty-eyes and one true. Please vote for your favorites
> in the usual way (a 2-point vote and a 1-point vote).
> Deadline: end of day Tuesday, Feb 1.
>
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> cutty-eye, n. Port varnish; a mineral deposit formed on stone surfaces
> over centuries from exposure to sea air.
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> cutty-eye, v. to estimate a distance or height of an object by using the
> thumb and squinting the eye while doing so. Nautical term.
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> cutty-eye (n.) an Australian shrub of the genus *Iaops*
> cutty-eye --- (n.)  An ectopic buttonhole, esp. one that has worked its
> way around to the back of the garment where it can no longer be seen by the
> wearer.
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> cutty-eye (n) - a void in a cake caused by incomplete mixing of
> ingredients, resulting in uneven leavening.
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> cutty-eye, n. [naut.] a wooden shaft to which stays are tied
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> cutty-eye - n. - a towing or lifting hook with a rectangular or
> (uncommonly) square eye. The shaped eye keeps the hook from rotating, thus
> reducing the likelihood of the line dropping off the hook when slack.
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> cutty-eye - n. - a brandy prepared from quince and fennel.
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> cutty-eye - n. (Ariz. dial.) - a piece of land in one time zone completely
> surrounded by land in another time zone
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> cutty-eye (v) - To look out of the corners of one's eyes, to leer, to look
> askance.
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> cutty-eye, n. The hole in the cathead through which the anchor rode
> passes.
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