Round 3630: Time to vote for BRAIT

Tim Bourne

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Mar 12, 2026, 5:41:18 PM (4 days ago) Mar 12

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Here are 11 imaginative definitions of BRAIT. Please vote for two of them by public forum message,
ideally by replying to this message.

The deadline is 9 am GMT on Saturday 14th March. My computer says that is 5 am in New York, 2 am in
Los Angeles, 10 am in Paris, and 10 pm the same day in Auckland, New Zealand.

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1 A wedding.

2 Copper mine tailings.

3 [obs.] A rough diamond.

4 A short flourish on a brass instrument.

5 [Scot.] Painfully distressing; harrowing.

6 To protect, keep from harm, or preserve.

7 An Icelandic species of marine fish belonging to the Cod family.

8 [dialect] To play truant from school; esp. in order to pick blackberries.

9 British AI: The UK Government's planned AI data-centres to enhance the UK challenge.

10 A small, wedge-shaped spacer used to maintain even separation between wooden boards during curing.

11 A highly fluid yeast-cultured dough, a pre-ferment traditionally used in the production of Scots
and northern England bakery products.

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Tim Bourne.

Shani Naylor

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Mar 12, 2026, 5:47:01 PM (4 days ago) Mar 12

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I'll kick off by voting 5 & 10.

5 [Scot.] Painfully distressing; harrowing.

10 A small, wedge-shaped spacer used to maintain even separation between wooden boards during curing.

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Tim Lodge

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Mar 12, 2026, 6:10:45 PM (4 days ago) Mar 12

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First and last, please: 1 and 11.

1 A wedding.

11 A highly fluid yeast-cultured dough, a pre-ferment traditionally used in the production of Scots and northern England bakery products.

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Chowie

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Mar 12, 2026, 6:38:53 PM (4 days ago) Mar 12

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5 and 11 please

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