Round 3590 vote for TULOU

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 13 wild, wonderfaul, wacky, widiculous definitions for TULOU, one of which came from a res[ectable dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later tha 6 PM EDT, Monday, October 20.

1.  an erosional feature where hard laterites overlie thick saprolite on
35-55° slopes, in areas that have a hot dry season and a warm wet
season.

2.  a kind of blue ink derived from indigo.

3.  a dessert fork having a blade in place of the times on one side.

4.  a perennial flowering plant, Evolvulus nuttallianus, with blue petals
(also known as shaggy dwarf morning glory).

5.  a padded mallet used to press heavy fabrics.

6.  [Scot.] a loose-fitting cloak worn with Highland dress.

7.  a fermented tuber paste used to thicken savory broths and sauces,
valued for its smoky undertones and mild bitterness.

8.  a large, enclosed and fortified earth building, most commonly
rectangular or circular in configuration, with very thick
load-bearing rammed earth walls between three and five stories high
and housing up to 800 people.

9.  a sweet-meat made of rice flavored with the sap of a cabbage-palm.

10.  a muted tolling sound, especially that of a bell or chime softened by
distance or mist; by extension, any low, lingering resonance that
seems to hang in the air after the source has ceased.

11.  a tropical wading bird (Ardetta tulosa) native to Southeast Asian
wetlands, known for its melodious two-note call.

12.  [Australian.] Within some Australian Aboriginal cultural groups: (a
name for) a large hairy creature or monstrous spirit, often
characterized as foul-smelling and dangerous, said to inhabit parts
of south-eastern Australia.

13.  A great grandfather's grandmother's sister.

[Chowie]

6 and 9

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

​"For we cannot do anything against the truth, 

but only for the truth​." 

II Corinthians 13:8

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[Paul Keating]

I discover that I know that word.

[Judy Madnick]

Two very different votes:

 

9.  a sweet-meat made of rice flavored with the sap of a cabbage-palm

and

10.  a muted tolling sound, especially that of a bell or chime softened by
distance or mist; by extension, any low, lingering resonance that
seems to hang in the air after the source has ceased.

 

Judy Madnick

[Tim Bourne]

7 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 8 and 9.

-- Eric

[Daniel B. Widdis]

1 and 8 please

[Tim Lodge]

Food, possibly: 7 and 9.

            7.  a fermented tuber paste used to thicken savory broths and sauces, valued for its smoky undertones and mild bitterness.

            9 .  a sweet-meat made of rice flavored with the sap of a cabbage-palm.

--  Tim L

[Glenn Thomas Davis]

7 and 9.

—Glenn

. . .

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

—Plutarch

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[Shani Naylor]

3 & 12 for me.

3.  a dessert fork having a blade in place of the times on one side.

12.  [Australian.] Within some Australian Aboriginal cultural groups: (a
name for) a large hairy creature or monstrous spirit, often
characterized as foul-smelling and dangerous, said to inhabit parts
of south-eastern Australia.

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[Efrem Mallach]

I'll try 7-11.

Efrem

On Oct 19, 2025, at 12:18 PM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Here are 13 wild, wonderfaul, wacky, widiculous definitions for TULOU, one of which came from a res[ectable dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later tha 6 PM EDT, Monday, October 20.

7.  a fermented tuber paste used to thicken savory broths and sauces, valued for its smoky undertones and mild bitterness.

[Tony Abell]

I'll vote for 4 and 8:

> 4. a perennial flowering plant, *Evolvulus nuttallianus*, with blue petals

> (also known as shaggy dwarf morning glory).