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30/05/2011 Call My Bluff Identify which of the 4 definitions is the correct one.

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1.

Cranachan

A

A type of seaweed found mainly in Wales and used to make soap

B

A Scottish dessert containing oatmeal, honey and whisky

C

A small island lying just off the coast of a larger island in the Outer Hebrides

D

A large beetle found in South American rainforests

2.

Quarrender

A

A type of apple that ripens early in the year

B

A square-headed arrow used with a  crossbow

C

A type of East Anglian beer traditionally brewed in large casks

D

A person employed to look after a quarry in medieval times

3.

Feretory

A

Fierce, very threatening

B

A special chapel where relics are kept

C

Someone who carries the crucifix in Spanish religious procession

D

Good at detecting opportunities for profit

4.

Tabellion

A

A mythical creature with two heads and twenty legs

B

A type of card game played with a reduced pack of 32 cards

C

A wild flower used in Switzerland to make wine

D

An official tablet inscriber in Roman times

5.

Greave

A

A piece of armour worn on the leg

B

A solemn anthem played at funerals in Ireland

C

A small biscuit served between courses at Tudor banquets

D

A female grebe

6.

Ramfeezle

A

A sheep’s reproductive organs

B

Scottish word meaning to tire out

C

A disease preventing free movement of the elbow

D

To sell shares on the Stock Exchange at a price well above their market value

7.

Macarise

A

To bind together by use of hot tar

B

Liverpool term meaning to sweeten

C

To declare something blessed

D

A Scottish word meaning to appoint a knight

8.

Wayzgoose

A

A small footpath often crossing moorland in South West England

B

A medieval court which sat to hear cases of alleged bigamy

C

An allowance paid to coalminers to cover the expense of special footwear

D

An annual outing for printers – often in the form of a picnic

9.

Gnathic

A

A ceremony to honour the gods held before games in ancient Greece

B

Belonging to twins

C

Relating to the jawbone

D

A small handkerchief waved by ladies at medieval joust

10.

Daddock

A

To totter

B

The centre of a rotten tree

C

An alternative name for the bluebell

D

A hammer used by sculptors