[Fictionary] BURLING ballot

[Ranjit Bhatnagar]

Here are eight definitions, of which only one comes from a more or less
legitimate dictionary! As usual, please give both a 2 point vote and a 1
point vote. Get your votes in by Wednesday night, please.


burling, n. The activity of visiting shopping malls hunting for bargains.

burling, n. (Naut.) 1. Tightly coiled rope or cable. 2. A brewing mutiny.

burling - n. - stripped, washed, stripped, and dried jute fibres ready to
be woven into burlap

burling (v) Dressing or finishing cloth by removing knots, lumps, slubs, or
loose threads.

burling, n. a large, circular chamber dug in the center of a rabbit warren,
used as a nest by the highest-ranking doe of the colony.

burling, n. A customs official in charge of enforcing regulations on
foreign currency and currency exchange. (Fr. Russ. "болгяг", guard.)

burling (n.) -- 1.  A failure mode of lava lamps, in which wax stops
circulating and accumulates at the top due to a weak or reversed
temperature gradient.  2.  Obstructed turnover in rotating leadership
positions owing to a lack of willing successors.

burling - adj. - Reliable, trustworthy, dependable.
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