Round 3676 SEWIN Defs - Vote Now!

[Tim Lodge]

Here we have 12 defs of the word SEWIN, only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        16:00 UTC/GMT on Sunday 9th August
        17:00 BST in London
        18:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
        12.00 noon EDT in New York  
         9:00 AM PDT in California
        04:00 NZST on Friday in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted. We have a bit of a domestic crisis here at the moment (we may have to move out of the house while emergency repairs are carried out) so all timings are subject to change without notice!

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

 *** SEWIN ***

 1.  [Gael.] a piglet.

 2.  Suturing of a wound.

 3.  A port usable only at low tide.

 4.  Northumberland. The plaice, _Pleuronectes platessa_.

 5.  (in Wales and Ireland) another name for sea trout.

 6.  A low stone seat built into the side of an open hearth.

 7.  A small marsh bird known for its abrupt, piping call at dusk.

 8.  An ornate, bejewelled, or porcelain trinket box for storing small items.

 9.  a local name in northern England for the yellowhammer (_Emberiza citrinella_).

10.  In an embryo, the precursor of the mouth and anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

11.  A cycle of 60 terms, historically used for recording the passage of time in China.

12.  The valve on a shore outlet of a below tide-zone exit of a sewer, which prevents sewage backing up the pipe at high tide

[Chowie]

6 and 7 please

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

​ The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only Son, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14

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[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 5 and 12.

Eric

[Judy Madnick]

 Another name and local name:

 5.  (in Wales and Ireland) another name for sea trout. 

 

 9.  a local name in northern England for the yellowhammer (_Emberiza citrinella_).

 

Judy Madnick

[Tim Lodge]

For those of you who hadn't worked it out for yourselves,  here is the correct deadline:

        16:00 UTC/GMT on Thursday 27th August

        17:00 BST in London
        18:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
        12.00 noon EDT in New York  
         9:00 AM PDT in California
        04:00 NZST on Friday in New Zealand

Thanks to Efrem for pointing out the error.

‐- Tim L

[Tim Bourne]

5 and 7, please.

Tim B 

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 4 and 5.

--Mike

[Paul Keating]

It’s probably lack of imagination on my part, but I have trouble picturing #3, a port that is usable only at low tide. Is that because, at high tide, the docks and warehouses would be under water? 

I’ll vote for the fishes, 4 and 5.

--

Paul Keating

Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

[nancygoat]

I'll take 1 and 6.

Nancy

[Daniel B. Widdis]

1 and 8 please

[Shani Naylor]

1 & 6 for me.

 1.  [Gael.] a piglet.

 6.  A low stone seat built into the side of an open hearth.