More Marvellous Meanings

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1. RUDDLE has a nice ring to it - what do you think its meaning is? To interfere Red ochre A rare breed of pig To huddle together

2. The next word is TOURACO - I rather like this one, but what is it? An alcoholic drink from South America An ancient Aztec god A type of maize porridge An African bird

3. YOLDRING - not a word that's easy to drop into a chat about the weather, but what do you think it is? A mediaeval serf's necklet The name of a sword in Norse mythology Dialect name for the yellow-hammer A type of yodelling practised in Austria

4. Someone has given you a ZUMBOORUK. Flumoxed? Well, see if you can work out what it is then you'll know what to do with it! An African antelope A middle-eastern costume An Edwardian patent medicine Small cannon

5. TOURBILLION - have you come across this word? What does it mean? A very large number A whirlwind A type of French soup A deep -sea fish

6. The word I want to identify next is AUSCULTATION. Can you help me out? Which is the correct meaning? Using a stethoscope A type of mediaeval punishment Fortune-telling Sideways movement

7. PASPALUM - now I've come across that word somewhere, what on earth is it though? A character from Voltaire's Candide Pampas Grass A medical instrument A cookery technique

8. Another esoteric word for you to identify - MULTURE. Any idea what it means? A type of vulture Compost Miller's fee Multi-national culture

9. Would MUNDIC be a word you'd be able to slip into a chat at the bus-stop? Get the meaning right and have a go! A type of deer Iron Pyrites Boring or tedious Alms money

10. PASQUINADER is the final word for you to demystify in this quiz - what does it mean? A cookery term A dressage term A lampooner or satirist A plant