Rnd 3634 Vote BUSKINS

[John Barrs]

 Many of you went for leg apparel - but not all of you.....

Here are 11 defs please vote to the group for 2 of your choice. Deadline 0900 BST Sunday 29th March - Please adjust for your times - note BST no longer GMT on Sunday

If you now know the word please declare a DQ to me privately

JohnnyB

1	Knee-high socks.
2	Leggings, usually woollen, worn to cover the gap between socks and trousers.
3	Brit. Derog. Shirtsleeves rolled up above the elbow, considered as a mark of inferior social status.
4	Gold-threaded silk stockings worn by a Roman Catholic bishop at a pontifical mass
5	Lightly padded boot liners worn over stockings to keep stiff winter boots from chafing the lower leg.
6	Stingless bees.
7	Inherited traits or mannerisms associated with one’s father.
8	Wedges used to steady structures on uneven ground.
9	Clothing that is able to withstand hardship, strain, and exposure.
10	[Yorkshire] Riding breeches.
11	[Obs.] Men's hosiery, tights.

 

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[Tim Bourne]

5 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B

[Tim Lodge]

Eliminating all the clothing leaves 7 and 8.

       

           7.Inherited traits or mannerisms associated with one’s father.

           8.Wedges used to steady structures on uneven ground.

--  Tim L

[Stephen Dixon]

Tim, 

You got naked to make your picks?

Steve Dixon

     

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[Tim Lodge]

Shush - don't reveal my secrets.  

--  Tim L

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I don't believe any of the non-clothing defs, so I'll pick the two most likely to go with the song suddenly in my head.

We're men.

We're men in tights!

(Tight tights!)

4 and 11, please

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[Judy Madnick]

1 and 2, please.

Judy Madnick 

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[Stephen Dixon]

Steve Dixon

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[Shani Naylor]

10 & 11 for me. 

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with 2 and 11.
--Mike

[Chowie]

10 and 6 please

~Bending under the weight of His mercies~

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

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 5:41 PM John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

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[Efrem Mallach]

I, on the other hand, do think it's some kind of leg apparel - but which? 1 and 5 here. 

Efrem

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On Mar 27, 2026, at 5:40 PM, John Barrs <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:

 Many of you went for leg apparel - but not all of you.....

Here are 11 defs please vote to the group for 2 of your choice. Deadline 0900 BST Sunday 29th March - Please adjust for your times - note BST no longer GMT on Sunday

If you now know the word please declare a DQ to me privately

JohnnyB

1	Knee-high socks.
2
3
4

5	Lightly padded boot liners worn over stockings to keep stiff winter boots from chafing the lower leg.
6

7
8
9
10
11

[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 4 and 7.

Eric

[Tony Abell]

I'll go with non-clothing options, 6 and 8:

> 6 Stingless bees.