Round 3462 - time to vote for POOCHLE

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 12 definitions for POOCHLE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favo(u)rites no later than 6 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 9.

1.  [Scot.] Of fish, game: poached. More generally, used of any item
obtained by illicit or underhand means.

2.  [Pennsylvania Dutch] Cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned
with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced
for frying.

3.  A worthless or clumsy person.

4.  Shy, reserved, proud.

5.  A simplified version of the card game pinochle, intended for children
aged 6-10.

6.  A card game for two or more players, the objective being to be the
first to complete a descending sequence of all 52 cards in the deck,
usu. from the king of diamonds to the ace of clubs.

7.  Unearthed in 2013, this chess-like game contains 49 tokens, according
to Haluk Saglamtimur who ran the dig, and dates back to 2900 BCE.

8.  [ME] A dog who returns to its own vomit. [from Proverbs 26:11 quoted
by Chaucer in the Miller's Tale: most likely his own translation from
the Vulgate of St Jerome but possibly via the mediaeval French of
"le Roman de la Rose" which Chaucer also translated]

9.  In a traditional Tarot deck, a name given to the Queen of Swords,
because there is  a small dog behind her throne.

10.  A sort of sea vessel or transport ship.’ (Old Records.) Bailey 1721.

11.  A wedge.

12.  To engage in a surreptitious or covert action, often with a
connotation of minor mischief or playful deceit.

[Tim B]

I did read to the end, but I still prefer the first two.

> 1.  [Scot.] Of fish, game: poached. More generally, used of any item
> obtained by illicit or underhand means.
>
> 2.  [Pennsylvania Dutch] Cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned
> with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced
> for frying.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Paul Keating]

I vote for the two adjectives: 1 and 4.

1.  [Scot.] Of fish, game: poached. More generally, used of any item
obtained by illicit or underhand means.

4.  Shy, reserved, proud.

[Judy Madnick]

I'll reward the authors of these definitions and for no better ideas:
  

2.  [Pennsylvania Dutch] Cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned
with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced
for frying.

  

and

  

5.  A simplified version of the card game pinochle, intended for children
aged 6-10.

 

Judy Madnick

[Collect47]

4  for being weird, 8 for being weirder.

Dave

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Here are 12 definitions for POOCHLE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.

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[Chowie]

9 and 12

Bending beneath His mercies,
Debbie E.

[Glenn Thomas Davis]

GWP: 1 & 4

—Glenn

. . .

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

—Plutarch

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[Tim Lodge]

Why do I often end up voting for the last two?  11 and 12, please

           11.  A wedge.

          12.  To engage in a surreptitious or covert action, often with aconnotation of minor mischief or playful deceit.

--  Tim L

[Efrem Mallach]

I'll go with games. There are more than two of those, so 6 and 7 for no particular reason.

Efrem

> On Jul 8, 2024, at 10:29 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Here are 12 definitions for POOCHLE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.
> Vote for your 2 favo(u)rites no later than 6 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 9.
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[Daniel B. Widdis]

I mentioned submitting my def that it sounded Scots, so 1 gets my vote.

Avoiding cards or games or dogs, I'll go with the "A sort of" def 10.

[Shani Naylor]

Avoiding dogs, games, fish cooked in water and a nearly 5000 year old archeologist, I'll vote 3 & 10.

[John Barrs]

#1 and #12 for me please

JohnnyB

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[Tony Abell]

I'll vote for 10 and 12:

> 10. A sort of sea vessel or transport ship.’ (Old Records.) Bailey 1721.