Round 3633 DODKIN Defs up

[Tim Lodge]

Here we have 11 defs of the word DODKIN only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        20:00 UTC/GMT on Wednesday 25th March in London
        22:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         4:00 PM EDT in New York  
         1:00 PM PDT in California
        09:00 NZDT on Friday in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted.

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

 *** DODKIN ***

 1.  A fitted under-tunic.

 2.  [Archaic] A coin of little value.

 3.  [Dialect] An affectionate name for a puppy.

 4.  A sleeveless one-piece swimming costume for men.

 5.  A pea-sized bit of food offered to a leprechaun.

 6.  The truncated chimney or ventilator of a malt-kiln.

 7.  [SE Eng.] A term of endearment, esp. for small children.

 8.  A small tally peg kept behind the bar to mark drinks owed.

 9.  A vague feeling that one knows the meaning of an otherwise abstruse word.

10.  A storm trysail, usually deployed on the foremast and sheeted to the bowsprit.

11.  A small alignment notch cut into the side panels of a shelving unit to indicate where support brackets should be affixed. 

[Chowie]

I gift a vote to 9 because it made me laugh out loud, and a vote for 11, because I ran out of options 

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

"Life is short, God is real, Heaven is coming." 

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[John Barrs]

While #9 sounds like me most of the time nowadays I'll  go for #2 and #7 please

JohnnyB

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[Judy Madnick]

1 and 4 today.

 

Judy Madnick

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 4 and 10.

Eric

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll vote for 1 and 4.

--Mike

[Paul Keating]

I vote for 2 and 8, though I believe only one of them (and none of the others).

P

[Tim Bourne]

5 and 8, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Shani Naylor]

Cute defs! I'll vote 2 & 7.

[Efrem Mallach]

Not having found any I like before reaching the end of the list, I'll go with 10 and 11.

Efrem

On Mar 24, 2026, at 7:46 AM, 'Tim Lodge' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Here we have 11 defs of the word DODKIN only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        20:00 UTC/GMT on Wednesday 25th March in London
        22:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         4:00 PM EDT in New York  
         1:00 PM PDT in California
        09:00 NZDT on Friday in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted.

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

 *** DODKIN ***

10.  A storm trysail, usually deployed on the foremast and sheeted to the bowsprit.

[nancygoat]

These are all really good. I'll take 1 and 6, sort of at random.

Nancy

[Daniel B. Widdis]

9 deserves more reward for humor, and I'll pair it with the popular 2