(Questions set by Adam Jacot de Boinod)
1) Knobstick
A) foppish, conceited
B) a small cavity in a rock
C) a man who “does” another out of his job
2) Muffin
A) a lean deer not fit to hunt
B) a crude or brutish person
C) a plate about 8 inches in diameter
3) Kiggle
A) to wobble
B) to dig up weeds with a hoe
C) to tease
4) Sithers
A) fleshy, hanging cheeks
B) a pair of scissors
C) the frayed and unravelled ends of a rope
5) Senatucked
A) stiff, tight sinews; exhausted
B) of a free tiddly-wink that lands on another wink
C) plain to the last degree in looks
6) Lungeous
A) having a pearly lustre
B) full-bosomed; having a full, shapely figure
C) rough-mannered
7) Queedle
A) anything very rickety and unsafe
B) a see-saw
C) a needle with a broken eye
8) Launcing
A) staying out late with the boys
B) winning all the marbles of an opponent
C) feasting or living upon the industry of others
ANSWERS
1C) a man who “does” another out of his job … 2C) a plate about
8 inches in diameter … 3A) to wobble … 4B) a pair of scissors …
5A) stiff, tight sinews; exhausted … 6C) rough mannered … 7B)
a see-saw … 8A) staying out late with the boys