Rnd 3618 ZAMBURAK (or zanburak); Defs up

[John Barrs]

12 defs - Eleven from your fertile minds and one from a dictionary

2 votes please, posted publicly to the group - deadline Saturday 1800 GMT (or DQ if you now know what is what)

 

JohnnyB

 

 

1              A temporary cattle enclosure used by the Tuareg tribesmen of Northern Africa.

2              A European teal (Anas querquedula) having the male distinguished by a broad white stripe from eye to nape

3              A variety of the Bordeaux cep mushroom (Boletus edulis) that is prized in Basque cuisine. [Basque]

4              Now obsolete: A small cannon mounted on a one-humped or two-humped camel and fired by its rider. [Persian: 'little wasp')]

5              [also sahn] The first courtyard in a mosque, containing the ablutions fountain.

6              A fur-bearing animal (not identified)

7              A senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of India. 

8              A palm‑sized ceramic drum fitted with a single stretched membrane, played with the fingertips to add light rhythmic accents in folk ensembles.  

9              A portable stall or frame used by traveling merchants.

10              A low-slung boat-like sled, sometimes without runners, capable of being pulled by hand on foot or skis, or by light draft animals such as reindeer.

11              A traditional Indonesian hand-carved wooden canoe, carrying 40 or more rowers in races.

12              A heavy, hoodless jacket.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I don't believe the clothing or the animals, so I'll go with the military defs: 4 and 7.
--Mike

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[Chowie]

7 and 8

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

​"For we cannot do anything against the truth, 

but only for the truth​." 

II Corinthians 13:8

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[Judy Madnick]

I'll take 11 and 12 just to prove that I read down that far.

 

Judy Madnick

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I should hope a cannon on a camel is now obsolete.  And the sled to go with it as a better cannon mount. 

4 and 10. 

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM Judy Madnick <jmad...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'll take 11 and 12 just to prove that I read down that far.

 

Judy Madnick

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[Tim Bourne]

6 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 8 and 12.

            8              A palm‑sized ceramic drum fitted with a single stretched membrane, played with the fingertips to add light rhythmic accents in folk ensembles.

          12              A heavy, hoodless jacket.

--  Tim L

[Hugo Kornelis]

Here are my votes:

 > 1              A temporary cattle enclosure used by the Tuareg tribesmen of Northern Africa.

 >  8              A palm‑sized ceramic drum fitted with a single stretched membrane, played with the fingertips to add light rhythmic accents in folk ensembles.  

But frankly, I think all in the list are believable

Cheers,
Hugo

Op 29-1-2026 om 22:12 schreef John Barrs:

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[Gail Terman]

8 and 11 please

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[Efrem Mallach]

10 and 12, please.

Efrem

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[Paul Keating]

4 & 5. 

P

[Tony Abell]

I'll take 8 and 12:

> 8 A palm‑sized ceramic drum fitted with a single stretched
> membrane, played with the fingertips to add light rhythmic accents in folk
> ensembles.

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 10 and 11.

-- Eric

[Glenn Thomas Davis]

4 and 6.

—Glenn

. . .

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

—Plutarch

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