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bummack - it sounds like it might be a fruit loaf/cake so I'd eat it. 
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I'll go for a drink - some kind of vintage whiskey, with ice
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A bummack is a large quantity of ale, brewed specially for a festive gathering, equivalent to 2 bolls, and a boll is 48 gallons, so quite a merry party!
Today, scurryfunge (verb)Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
Endless wonder.Comment
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scurryfunge - rushing around to cover up a mistake.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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Scurryfunge - the last minute rush of trying to wrapping gifts when you think you might not have got quite enough paper…"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Scurryfunge - of a jelly, custard, blancmange or similar substance, to refuse to set or thicken.Comment
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My mum used to say that, so I think I know what it is!Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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I'm going to guess to go mushroom picking. (Funge- fungus??)Comment
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to scurry is to hurry up,get on with it ,so my guess is get the last bitss sorted out,or prepared,
i only just noticed this thread,it is funny,if Miz Spelling gets stuck for ideas,then you will be asked to get that book out,that will bamboozle all,
sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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She had a very posh Aunt who lived in Cheltenham who would visit at very short notice so mum had to race around the house cleaning everything that didn't move!Originally posted by Florence Fennel View PostLast edited by Florence Fennel; 23-12-2024, 02:05 PM.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Quite right Flo.Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post
Two things perfect for tomorrow: swage (verb) and zwodder (noun)Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
Endless wonder.Comment
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Todays guesses.
swage - to put a bend in a piece of metal.
zwodder - a pokey stickLocation....East Midlands.Comment
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Mr Pots wants to play.
swage - put a bulge on the end of a pipe.
zwodder - a coincidenceLocation....East Midlands.Comment
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Swage - to flounce the curtains and plump up the cushions all in one word!
Zwodder - a wodge of cardboard, paper or even wood placed under chair legs to stop them wobbling.Last edited by Snoop Puss; Yesterday, 10:01 AM.Comment
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Mr Snoop's offerings:
Swage - to wake with relief, realising was only a nightmare
Zwodder - non-lint material found in navel, often day-old foodstuff (Gross, I know. I nearly censored him...)Comment
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