# Names, animals and meanings (F2)

*The Whorl list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 29 Jul 1998*

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### mary whalen
*29 Jul 1998, 15:17*

This is Sean Whalen (prion).

Feist.  Also fist or fice.  Shortening of fisting dog (that is, a dog
that breaks wind).  A small mongrel, cur.  Also a person with a bad
temper, or a worthless person.  This is the name of the little guard
who gets pushed around.

prion

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