Eastercob

A bun made from pretzel-dough pretzel but formed not into a sausage, but a ball, dipped as with the pretzel into soda, and slit across the top to promote opening whilst baking. This gives the baked product a female aspect suggestive of fertility easter

Early that Easter morning, John had been down to the bakers to buy eastercobs for breakfast with his girlfriend.

by Alarick October 02, 2006

wordbook

(noun) a compilation of words with their meanings in a given language. "Urban Dictionary" is a wordbook, since it is more compilation than pronunciation guide (the true derivation of the word "dictionary").

for correct current usage, Max always had recourse to the wordbook called "Urban Dictionary".

by Alarick September 19, 2006

dodginess

disreputability, tendency towards the dishonest, state of doubtful authentification

She (von Speyr) had a long series of visions into saints' lives (eternalised as the "Book of All Hallows") which reads like so many school reports and has a tendency towards theological dodginess.

by Alarick September 02, 2006

haven

(noun. pron. hay-v'n) place of safety, place to repair to in a storm, natural harbour, port, coastal inlet, berth with channelled access

When the sea became threatening that night, we returned to the safe haven of St. Jean de Luz rather than riding it out.

by Alarick September 10, 2006

bungle

(verb) to cock something up, to make a bad job of it, to complete a task incompetently.

The plumber bungled the cistern repair. Now it's raining through the ceiling.

by Alarick September 06, 2006

distaffside

on the female line of the family (from distaff + side); distaff = dizen-staff, stick to be wound with flax for weaving (this being the hunter-gatherer female function)
spearside

No, that was her great-uncle distaffside

by Alarick September 02, 2006

walnutsack

(noun) condition of scrotum after swimming in cold water, walnut bag, also at point of maximum sexual excitement, also before decisive moment (battle, competition, exams, then adrenalin-induced)

after his swim down the river, Paul's walnutsack gave his trunks the spiked look.

by Alarick September 12, 2006