Rond 3665 SOLANDER Defs - Vote Now!

[Tim Lodge]

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

        20:00 UTC/GMT on Thursday 16th July
        21:00 BST in London
        22:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         4:00 PM EDT in New York  
         1:00 PM PDT in California
        08:00 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.

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

--  Tim L

 *** SOLANDER ***

 1.  An aimless daytime stroll.

 2.  A kind of glue used in joinery.

 3.  An ancient tetraploid wheat that has spikelets.

 4.  An unsuccessful  brand of unscented sun-cream designed for men.

 5.  A person licensed to inseminate racehorses; usu. a veterinarian.

 6.  A simple sundial which notes the exact moment of noon by shadow.

 7.  A flag flown from a fortress to indicate loyalty to a local sheik or sultan.

 8.  Local name for the Magpie Goose, _Anseranas Semipalmata_, of northern and eastern Australia.

 9.  A sum of money, or other compensation, given to a person to make up for loss or inconvenience.

10.  A faint, pale mark on foliage produced when a leaf is briefly overstressed by bright conditions.

11.  A New Zealand lizard which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards.

12.  A protective box made in the form of a book, for holding such items as botanical specimens, maps, papers, etc.

[Shani Naylor]

I'll kick off by voting 8 & 12.

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[Tim Bourne]

6 and 10, please.

Tim B 

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 6 and 12.

Eric

[Judy Madnick]

No clue, so I'll reward the authors of 1 and 2.

 

Judy Madnick

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with 11 and 12.

--Mike

[Chowie]

We need more definitions this time. Settling on 8 and 12.

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[Efrem Mallach]

I can't say I like any of them, but I'll vote for 6 and 9.

Efrem

On Jul 15, 2026, at 5:29 AM, 'Tim Lodge' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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

        20:00 UTC/GMT on Thursday 16th July
        21:00 BST in London
        22:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         4:00 PM EDT in New York  
         1:00 PM PDT in California
        08:00 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.

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

--  Tim L

 *** SOLANDER ***

 

 

 

 6.  A simple sundial which notes the exact moment of noon by shadow.

[nancygoat]

Against the tide, 2 and 3 for me.

[Paul Keating]

I'm with Efrem. I don't like any of them either. 8 & 9.

[Tony Abell]

I'll waste votes on 8 and 12:

> 8. Local name for the Magpie Goose, _*Anseranas Semipalmata*_, of
> northern and eastern Australia.