1 A game hunter who uses the aid of trained wolves
2 A distinctive form of the brown trout (Salmo trutta) found in certain lakes in Ireland and Scotland, having a thickened stomach adapted to a diet rich in snails.
3 Any of a number of stout poles pushed into the bed of a river and used to retain the paddles of a flash weir.
4 In the Danelaw: a person who stands surety for the purchase or transfer of land; a person who stands surety for the lawful conduct of another person.
5 [Obs.] or LIMER: was a kind of dog, a scent hound, used on a leash in medieval times to find large game before it was hunted down by the pack.
6 One of two molecules that differ in the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups surrounding only one of two or more chiral atoms in the structure.
7 A grainer specialising in marble or similar finishes on furniture.
8 An object of derision; a laughing-stock.
9 A British sailor.
10 A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.
11 An amateur fossil hunter, esp. one from the south of England (prob. after the town Lyme Regis in West Dorset, along the "Jurassic Coast.")
12 A substance composed of small molecules that are not made up of repeating monomers.
13 [Vict. Slang] a pompous fellow; a braggart.
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For lack of any other believable alternatives I’ll go with the canines. 1 and 5.
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Below are the results of your fertile minds plus a dictionary definition
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11 An amateur fossil hunter, esp. one from the south of England (prob. after the town Lyme Regis in West Dorset, along the "Jurassic Coast.")
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On Jul 15, 2021, at 3:58 PM, Johnb - co.uk <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:
Below are the results of your fertile minds plus a dictionary definition
vote for 2 of the offerings before midday BST Saturday 17th - don't look it up before you vote and if anyone now knows what it means then please notify me of your DQ
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JohnnyB
Johnny – I’ll try 2 and 4.
Alan
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