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Morbius

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Word suggestion: dropline
« on: August 16, 2014, 08:50:46 AM »
I unsuccessfully tried dropline (a term used in journalism/newspaper layout) in yesterday's Challenge puzzle.  I suggest it's worth adding as rare word.

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Re: Word suggestion: dropline
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2014, 12:29:22 PM »
I also encountered this word in a previous life, as a construction worker.

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Re: Word suggestion: dropline
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2020, 12:41:11 PM »
Sorry I didn't get around to looking into this a bit sooner: dropline is in a few dictionaries, with a few meanings: in typography it's a type of heading layout; it's a fishing line used without a rod; as per a non-amos, it's used in the construction industry; and it seems to be a type of overdraft in the banking world.

It will be accepted in future as a rare word.
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