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strangelyrouge (1045 words)
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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Third Edition of the Merriam Series), by colleen
Eosin English, by fbharjo
Chromonyms, by mollusque
Hedgepiglet, by yarb
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"Elk calling--a skill that hunters perfected long ago to lure game with the promise of a little romance--is now its own sport. It is judged like figure skating, separated into age- or sex-based groups like tennis, has regional competitions like basketball, commands prizes up to $2,500 and offers a chance at a professional career." -- NYT,, "Competing on Calls That Aren’t Just Elk to Elk," 2/27/08
elk length longer than a yard