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From: kjfair@midway.uchicago.edu (Kenneth Fair)
Subject: Re: Forced replays and other sins
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In article <4me1l8$rb7@nntp4.u.washington.edu>, mamster@u.washington.edu
(Matthew Amster-Burton) wrote:

>kjfair@midway.uchicago.edu (Kenneth Fair) wrote:
>
>>Though I have yet to figure out what a "demijohn" is.
>
>(Oh, boy, are you going to hate me.)
>
>demijohn
>
>A large bottle with bulging body and narrow neck, holding from 3 to 10
>(or, in extreme cases, 2 to 15) gallons, and usually cased in wicker-
>or rush-work, with one or two handles of the same, for convenience of
>transport.

[etc.]

Actually, that was pretty interesting.  And more comprehensive than
my New Shorter OED version.  (I don't know WHY I didn't check that first!)

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