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What does a 'quiff' mean?

a cool hairstyle

a sea snail found along the coast of Africa

a funny or peculiar smell

a short story

The word 'kibosh' means

to stop or halt something

a type of large kite

a limousine or car used for transporting famous people

a type of Russian freshwater fish

We call 'winkle pickers'

a type of shoe with a pointed end

people who work on a beach collecting shells

a bamboo tool used in cotton fields to collect cotton

someone who harvests grapes in a winery

A 'ninon' is

a type of French fabric

a mythological creature with wings

a name for a long corridor in a hall or castle

a type of game involving garlic in Italy

If someone is 'lithe' they are

flexible or supple

having an especially a long neck

a Roman wooden wheel maker

a slang name for someone who works on a boat

If something is tabescent, it is

wasting away, shriveling

with an orange hue

lumpy

name for a white horse of a snowy place

What does an opisometer measure?

the length of curved lines

the distance an individual can see

the potency of drugs

the temperature in a stable

When referring to lamboys, we are referring to

the armor in the shape of a skirt, made from metal strips

the children of shepherds

platelets inserted into fingers in order to strengthen them

a snack made from lamb and served on a brioche roll

If something is ramiferous, it

has branches

gets ravenously hungry with ease

eats sheep

is a type of monkey found in the Amazon

A 'fabulist' is a

person who invents elaborate and dishonest stories

patronizing tone of voice

rudimentary knowledge of mathematics

device to measure the depth of the River Nile in Egypt

If someone is 'ulotrichous', they

have woolly or very curly hair

know how to unicycle

often bother neighbours

use small nails or staples in nail guns

'Qigong' is

a type of Chinese meditational exercise

an ancient type of spear

a name for an acupuncturist’s needle

a type of Asian shrub

If something is 'napiform', it is

shaped like a turnip

shaped like a nappy/diaper

able to fit inside a circle

type of tool used by burglars with a bent end

What is 'hagiology', is it

the study of saints

the study of witches

a system used when determining physical strength of animals

a book by Ronald Dahl

What is a 'bibliobibuli'?

someone who reads to much

correct term for a body of water in an extinct volcano

a decorated warrior with the Micmac Indian tribe

correct term for the concave depression on top of a golf tee

We use the word 'diastema' when referring to

the gap between two teeth

a small barrel waterproofed with tar, used to contain powder

narrow blades in a wooden frame to make cuts in leather

a hand held tester used by cavers to determine air flow

The definition of the word 'caruncles' is

a fleshy growth found on fowl (birds)

a name by Italian farmers for their goats grazing areas

a faint glimmering by street lights when they first come on

a slang term by mechanics for ripples in bodywork of a car

By definition, 'cerumen' is

another name for earwax

the correct term for the ring on a ripcord

a diety believed by Babylonians to have inhabited oak trees

term used in Sudan to refer to the milk of their camels

What does the word 'pollex' mean?

it's another name for the thumb

a term used by astronomers referring to a double star system

a derogatory term applied to goldsmith apprentices

a different type of pollen found in Amazonian plants

If we use the word 'lunula' we are referring to

the white, crescent shape at the base of the fingernail

a tribal council of the ancient Celts

a type of jellyfish found in waters below 1500 feet

a nervous disease which causes crescent shaped blemishes

What does the word 'tragus' refer to?

the small cartilage projection at the front of the ear

a trailer used to transport Roman slaves to the Coliseum

a fishing lure made of three hooks

the front, pointed part of the anvil used by a blacksmith

Which of these is the meaning of the word 'pips'?

those little dents on the outside of a golf ball

the markings on playing cards that tell you the value

the markings on dominos

the dots on a pair of dice

What does the word 'glabella' mean?

the space between the eyebrows

the small hammer like object found inside a bicycle bell

the name of the small metal covering on the toes of shoes

the small crack in a ceramic dish or bowl

Which of these is the meaning of the word 'pintle'

a pin that holds a hinge together

a term used by Egyptians to describe the top of a pyramid

a small boat used by the Incas

small shrew like creature that died out around 20k years ago

What does the word 'hadeharia' refer to?

the practice of constantly using the word "hell" in speaking

anything considered holy or sacred

a government of saints

the crime of beating a person in their own home

Which of these is the definition for the word 'funkify'?

to run away in fear

to cause a frog or a toad to fly through the air

to spend all your time trying to make money

to quickly eat one's meal, not taking time to savor it

Which of these is the meaning for the word 'estivation'?

going somewhere for the summer

the act of building a nest

eating snakes

the art of creating new words to represent entire sentences

What does the word 'tarantism' mean?

an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing

showing off by using words

the act of eating raw flesh

tyrannical rulership of a woman by her husband

What is the definition of the word 'buccula'?

a double chin

a person with huge eyebrows

an extremely ugly young woman

a piece of firewood

Which of these is the meaning of the word 'quodlibertarian'?

a person who gets in elaborate arguments about minor things

someone who has been married four time or to four people

a person who will testify for the right price

one who can talk about numerous subjects

What does a 'tegestologist' do?

collects beer mugs and beer coasters

studies porcelain and items made of porcelain

trades with old coins and notes

predicts the movement of stellar objects

What does the word 'hoxter' mean?

the inside of a pocket on a suit or coat

someone who teaches magic

any drug which relieves depression

one who advocates equal rights for men