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On Wednesday 23 April 2003 20:06, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 08:02:03PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> > Which is better, {cukyxratci} or {cukci'atci}?
>
> Neither; you want cuktai in there somewhere.  See the definition of
> tarmi.
>
> Right off the top of my head, how about cuktaizbatci?

That would be a tool for making ideal circles out of something. A real compass 
(with a real pen/pencil on one leg and a real pin on the other) draws a 
cukla, not a cuktai.

phma
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