this is arfname.. choose one:
a) a name given to a foundling; after the place or region where it was found
b) a short vertical support member in a dome joining the pin to the floorboard
c) a strong smelling plant resin used as a spice in Eastern cookery
d) Cockney rhyming slang meaning fame
e) an artform in which coffee-stained pieces of paper are glued together to form a pattern
f) a thought that is on the tip of your tongue but eludes definition
g) the eldest son (from Old West Low Franconian arf, eldest + name, masc. namesake)
h) a temporary name of affection given to an unborn child until a permanent name is decided upon (from French oeuf, egg)
i) /arf-ną-may/ an Indian dish consisting of a mixture of rice and lentils with seasonings
j) jocular: a Registered Kennel Name, as sanctioned by the Registered Kennel Name Program
k) exceptional, extraordinary
l) the love of mountain climbing
m) one who inherits, an heir (from ON arfr, inheritance + OE numa, taker)
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these entries have been extracted from the growleries of ASp, BranShea, consuelo, Faldage, Fr Steve, inselpeter, Jackie, olly, Owlbow, The Pook, tsuwm, twosleepy, and (perforce) a well-known dictionary. [This has been a public service announcement.]
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