Round 3592 - RACHION Defs Up

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Tony Abell

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Oct 26, 2025, 1:34:50 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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Find below 10 definitions of rachion, one of which comes from a dictionary.  The

remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.


Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you

are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline

shall be:


Monday, 10:00pm EDT (New York) 27-Oct-2025

Monday, 07:00pm PDT (San Francisco) 27-Oct-2025

Tuesday, 03:00am BST (London) 28-Oct-2025

Tuesday, 04:00am CEST (Brussels) 28-Oct-2025

Tuesday, 12:00pm AEST (Melbourne) 28-Oct-2025

Tuesday, 01:00pm NZST (Wellington) 28-Oct-2025

Tuesday 2025-10-28 0200Z



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  1. Poet. rare. Chance; fate [Gk ράχίων ‘vertebra, dice’]

 

  2. A structural component in synthetic textiles used to reinforce seam

     integrity without altering fabric flexibility.

 

  3. A Provençal herb mixture combining fresh tarragon, chervil, and grated

     horseradish, used to flavor stocks and sauces.

 

  4. A hybrid of the onion, with a radish taste.

 

  5. A subatomic particle consisting of two quarks having opposite spin.

 

  6. Stipe.

 

  7. The organ of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host tissues and absorbs

     food and water from them.

 

  8. The act of scratching with the hands.

 

  9. 1. The marginal line of a lake at which maximum wave action and undertow

     turmoil occur. 2. A ridge of land enclosing a lake, the basin of which has

     been formed by repeated erosion against the boundary itself.

 

 10. A type of escapement mechanism designed to work with torsion clocks.

 

Judy Madnick

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:05:33 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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3 and 4 for me today.
 
Judy Madnick

 

Daniel B. Widdis

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:09:07 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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1 and 3 for the special characters

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John Barrs

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:18:31 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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#2 and #9 for me as being about as different as they can be yet both implying a differential border

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Paul Keating

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:23:03 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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I don't believe any of them. Resisting the charms of what I am tempted to call the Keating def, I vote for 6 & 7.

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Tim Bourne

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:33:19 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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1 and 5, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

Glenn Thomas Davis

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Oct 26, 2025, 2:59:28 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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5 & 6.

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France International/Mike Shefler

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Oct 26, 2025, 3:31:48 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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I'll vote for 1 and 9.

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Chowie

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Oct 26, 2025, 3:56:46 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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3 and 4

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~


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but only for the truth​." 
II Corinthians 13:8

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Efrem Mallach

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Oct 26, 2025, 5:03:58 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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7 and 10 for me,

Efrem

On Oct 26, 2025, at 1:34 PM, Tony Abell <he...@isanybodyhome.com> wrote:


Find below 10 definitions of rachion, one of which comes from a dictionary.  The
remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
shall be:

Monday, 10:00pm EDT (New York) 27-Oct-2025
Monday, 07:00pm PDT (San Francisco) 27-Oct-2025
Tuesday, 03:00am BST (London) 28-Oct-2025
Tuesday, 04:00am CEST (Brussels) 28-Oct-2025
Tuesday, 12:00pm AEST (Melbourne) 28-Oct-2025
Tuesday, 01:00pm NZST (Wellington) 28-Oct-2025
Tuesday 2025-10-28 0200Z


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  7. The organ of a parasitic plant that penetrates the host tissues and absorbs food and water from them.

 

  

Eric Boxer

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Oct 26, 2025, 6:06:41 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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I'll vote for 5 and 7.

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Shani Naylor

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Oct 26, 2025, 7:27:13 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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I'll vote 5 & 10 for no particular reason.

  5. A subatomic particle consisting of two quarks having opposite spin.

 10. A type of escapement mechanism designed to work with torsion clocks.




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Tim Lodge

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Oct 26, 2025, 7:28:02 PM (5 days ago) Oct 26
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1 and 6.

          1. Poet. rare. Chance; fate [Gk ράχίων ‘vertebra, dice’]

          6. Stipe.
       
-- Tim L

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