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(a1) in glasswork, the effect produced by spraying a pane with a dilute acid. (jargon, contraction of mottled etching) [sjm]
(a2) Rapid etching process that enjoyed a brief vogue among hobbyists in the late 19th century; artwork produced by this process. [Bingley]
(a) in glasswork, a rapid etching process that enjoyed a brief vogue among hobbyists in the late 19th century; the effect produced by spraying a pane with a dilute acid (jargon, contraction of mottled etching) [sjm/Bingley/tsuwm] Faldage, WO'N, rav (3 votes)
(b) the serrated-jaw assembly that forms part of the cable gripping and tightening mechanism on the drum of a steam-ploughing engine [dxb] Wordwind, ASp, wofa (3 votes)
(c) from mediaeval England, originally mutching or mowching (these are probably regional variations); it meant the seeking of alms by Friars of the mendicant orders, but has come to mean begging by anyone and has acquired a connotation of lurking with evil intent, or to avoid work (the Welsh version is "mwchyms" (pron. "moochums") which is (or was) commonly used to mean playing truant from school) [RC]
(e) pronounced mot-ching', a venerable Chinese game played with ivory tiles; the Western pronunciation has evolved over time and the game is now widely known as "Mah Jongg" or equivalent spelling [wofa] consuelo
(f) a solid-color quilt border [TEd] sjm, bonzai, musick (3 votes)
(g) poetic translation of ancient Chinese secrets [consuelo]
(h) the act of mooching over your tea [bonzai]
(i) the act of challenging the major point of contention in a written debate by publicly pointing out a minor misspelling (in internet format this tactic has been adapted as a mutually understood concession) [milum] milum (and all is right with the whorl)
(j) the act of lying: prevarication [musick] RhubarbC
(k) the practice of cutting leeches during surgical application to empty them of blood and increase suction [tsuwm]
(l) nonce word coined for SUVs, which need larger parts: similar to notching, but the notches are cut twice as large and twice as far apart; c.f. m and n spaces in typography [ASp]
(m) to produce (as a pattern or design) on metal by eating into the surface with a laser beam [Wordwind] dxb
(n) the under-soil of a sod farm [WO’N] etaoin
(o) the name for what happens when a bunch of guys get together and try to out-macho each other [Jeepers]
(p) a coarse twill cloth made of a mixture of linen and cotton [Faldage] teD, Bingley
(q) fond of dainties, with the idea of eating in secret; (also) slow, quiet eating, with the idea of fondness for good living; imperceptible use, with the notion of thriftlessness [Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dict. 1896-1905] Jeepers
Jeepers! I had the panel stumped up until the very last vote!
snufflingly yours,
-joe hogget
oh, and kudos to dxb, TEd and the sjm/Bingley consortium for all amassing 3 votes each.
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A) I don't get extra credit for fooling Bingley? 2) What about Motching : allows the realization of serration or micro-serration of the blades. Can be done on one side or on both sides (better cutting edge). http://www.coutellerie-thiers.com/uk/fabrication.htm? Seems like dxb should get points for his def.
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Seems like dxb should get points for his def.
And, if dxb gets points for his def, then the three of us who voted for his def. should get a half point.
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Maybe I've been working too hard this morning and can't see straight, but: which is the correct answer?
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jeepers, ASp, it's not as though I posted it on the qt. >Seems like dxb should get points for his def. why? was that his source?  (I don't see that motching is actually defined there: "allows the realization of serration or micro-serration of the blades.")
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>which is the correct answer?
thank you AnnaS, that is exactly what i wanted to say :)
and you see.. i told you d is the correct one :P
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gosh, I'm sorry. I should have remembered our old member, Joseph Wright, who used a very pronounced English Dialect. 
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Seems like dxb should get points for his def.
Nah! I just had a vague recollection, probably from taking Workshop Technology all those years ago, that it was something to do with cutting or forming shapes in metal. Aside from that I cut my definition about ploughing engines out of whole cloth. Close, but no cigar.
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