Blow+in+puffs
61dandelion clock — noun A childrens amusement in which the number of puffs needed to blow the filamentous achenes from a dandelion is supposed to tell the time.<!really? Is it that accurate? ;) (only works in the early afternoon) …
62puff — 1. noun a) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. out of puff b) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. puff of smoke Syn …
63List of races and species in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Hitchhiker s portal This is a list of races, fauna, and flora (as well as creatures without category) featured in various incarnations of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy. Contents …
64dandelion — (n.) early 15c., earlier dent de lioun (late 14c.), from M.Fr. dent de lion, lit. lion s tooth (from its toothed leaves), translation of M.L. dens leonis. Other folk names, like tell time refer to the custom of telling the time by blowing the… …
65whiff — 13c., weffe foul scent or odor, of imitative origin. Modern form became popular late 16c. with tobacco smoking, probably influenced by whiffle blow in gusts or puffs (1560s). The verb in the baseball slang sense to swing at a ball and miss first… …
66dandelion clock — /ˈdændilaɪən klɒk/ (say dandeeluyuhn klok) noun the seed head of the dandelion. It is said that the number of puffs needed to blow all the seeds off will give the hour of the day …
67dandelions — The commonest belief about dandelions is that picking their flowers causes bed wetting hence its alternative name pee bed or pissabed . But there is no taboo against picking the seed heads, called dandelion clocks ; children blow the seeds… …
