ROUND 3598 TIME TO VOTE "POCOSIN"

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Chowie

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Nov 17, 2025, 6:01:28 PM (9 days ago) Nov 17
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Please vote for the 2 most convincing from this perfect 10. Deadline will be 6 pm Tuesday, November 17, Eastern time. 

1. A leather arm guard used by an archer [Cherokee].
2. In deprived areas of Latin America, a meagre dish of whatever is to hand.
3.  A lightweight polymer coating used in eco-friendly packaging to prevent moisture absorption.
4. A protein that plays a major role in helping HIV evade the human immune response.
5. Humboldt’s name (1832) for the active ingredient in the curare family of poisons, now distinguished as tubocurarine, protocurarine and toxiferine [Nahuatl pohuaxochitl (Chondrodendron tomentosum) + -in(e]  
6. A type of palustrine wetland.
7. A poisonous alkaloid derived from avocado seeds.
8. A buildup of oily dust in machinery.
9. Musical instruction to sing slowly; in particular to change slowly to a slower tempo [poco; gradually]
10. A drunkard.


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Judy Madnick

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Nov 17, 2025, 8:23:02 PM (9 days ago) Nov 17
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I may as well get this over with. <G>
 
5 and 7 today.
 
Judy Madnick

John Barrs

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Nov 18, 2025, 4:17:56 AM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I can't remember if I DQ'd before but I should have done - now DQ

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Paul Keating

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Nov 18, 2025, 5:15:45 AM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I vote for the brief #1 and the briefer #6.

Tim Lodge

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Nov 18, 2025, 7:20:47 AM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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1 and 5, please.

          1. A leather arm guard used by an archer [Cherokee].

           5. Humboldt’s name (1832) for the active ingredient in the curare family of poisons, now distinguished as tubocurarine, protocurarine and toxiferine [Nahuatl pohuaxochitl (Chondrodendron tomentosum) + -in(e]  

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Chowie

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Nov 18, 2025, 8:08:35 AM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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John, you did DQ.

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but only for the truth​." 
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France International/Mike Shefler

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Nov 18, 2025, 10:04:12 AM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I'll vote for 6 and 10. But I don't see my def there.

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Eric Boxer

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Nov 18, 2025, 12:47:13 PM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I'll vote for 1 and 10.

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Shani Naylor

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Nov 18, 2025, 1:01:34 PM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I'll try 1 & 2. 



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Chowie

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Nov 18, 2025, 5:23:54 PM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I'm still waiting for 3 regular players to vote, so I will extend this deadline to 7:00 pm, roughly 1'40" from now. 

Daniel B Widdis

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Nov 18, 2025, 6:29:47 PM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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Sitting this round out. 

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On Nov 18, 2025, at 4:20 AM, 'Tim Lodge' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

1 and 5, please.

          1. A leather arm guard used by an archer [Cherokee].

           5. Humboldt’s name (1832) for the active ingredient in the curare family of poisons, now distinguished as tubocurarine, protocurarine and toxiferine [Nahuatl pohuaxochitl (Chondrodendron tomentosum) + -in(e]  

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Efrem Mallach

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Nov 18, 2025, 6:56:41 PM (8 days ago) Nov 18
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I think I’m one of those…

The poisons, 5 and 7. 

Efrem 

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On Nov 18, 2025, at 5:23 PM, Chowie <chow...@gmail.com> wrote:


I'm still waiting for 3 regular players to vote, so I will extend this deadline to 7:00 pm, roughly 1'40" from now. 

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM Chowie <chow...@gmail.com> wrote:
Please vote for the 2 most convincing from this perfect 10. Deadline will be 6 pm Tuesday, November 17, Eastern time. 

5. Humboldt’s name (1832) for the active ingredient in the curare family of poisons, now distinguished as tubocurarine, protocurarine and toxiferine [Nahuatl pohuaxochitl (Chondrodendron tomentosum) + -in(e]  

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