[Dixonary] Vote for SKADDONS - Round 2291

[Matthew]

Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary.


1: unpopular

2: dwarf green beans

3: tiddlywinks, q.v.

4: the embryos of bees

5: laymen who tend the sick

6: (Obs.) a large number or amount

7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish

8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks

9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor

10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates

11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
drunk

12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
anticlockwise

13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
skjot- swift]

14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
listlessness

15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
in the event of an emergency landing on water

17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New
York State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil
War. The regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their
label.

--Matthew Grieco

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll try 5 and 15.

[Daniel Widdis]

9 and 11 please
--
Dan


>
> 9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor
>
>11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
>drunk

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 11 and 15.

Guerri

Matthew wrote:
>
> 11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
> drunk
>
> 15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
> prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

[Steve Graham]

I'll take 9 and 15 please....

Steve Graham

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too
dark to read. Groucho Marx


-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of Matthew
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:04 AM
To: Dixonary
Subject: [Dixonary] Vote for SKADDONS - Round 2291

Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public
forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round.
Don't look in a dictionary.


1: unpopular

2: dwarf green beans

3: tiddlywinks, q.v.

4: the embryos of bees

5: laymen who tend the sick

6: (Obs.) a large number or amount

7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish

8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks

9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor

10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates

11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally drunk

12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or anticlockwise

13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
skjot- swift]

14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
listlessness

15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed in the
event of an emergency landing on water

17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New York
State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil War. The
regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their label.

--Matthew Grieco

[Judy Madnick]

As usual, no clue. I'll go for these:

<< 6: (Obs.) a large number or amount

<< 7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish

Judy Madnick

[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for lop-sided helicopter floats:

> 12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
> anticlockwise
>
> 16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
> compartments *along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
> in the event of an *emergency landing on water

-- Tim L

[Bill Bensburg]

I'll throw votes to 8 & 13.

I'll be off the grid for a week; see you when I get back.

Thanks!

Bill

[Millie Morgan]

6 and 12 for me, thanks Matthew

> 6: (Obs.) a large number or amount
> 12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or anticlockwise


Best wishes
Millie

[Tim Bourne]

12 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[John Barrs]

I cannot resist those baby bees with their furry little bottoms so I'll go
for two little things #2 and #4 please

JohnnyB

2: dwarf green beans
>
>
>
> 4: the embryos of bees
>

[Chris Carson]

2 and 13 for me.

Chris


Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Matthew <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
> public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
> Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary.
>
>
> 1: unpopular
>
> 2: dwarf green beans
>
> 3: tiddlywinks, q.v.
>
> 4: the embryos of bees
>
> 5: laymen who tend the sick
>
> 6: (Obs.) a large number or amount
>
> 7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish
>
> 8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks
>
> 9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor
>
> 10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates
>
> 11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
> drunk
>
> 12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
> anticlockwise
>
> 13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
> skjot- swift]
>
> 14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
> listlessness
>
> 15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
> prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]
>
> 16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
> compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
> in the event of an emergency landing on water
>
> 17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New
> York State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil
> War. The regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their
> label.
>
> --Matthew Grieco
>

[Chris Carson]

2 and 13 for me.

Chris


Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Matthew <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
> public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
> Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary.
>
>
> 1: unpopular
>
> 2: dwarf green beans
>
> 3: tiddlywinks, q.v.
>
> 4: the embryos of bees
>
> 5: laymen who tend the sick
>
> 6: (Obs.) a large number or amount
>
> 7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish
>
> 8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks
>
> 9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor
>
> 10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates
>
> 11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
> drunk
>
> 12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
> anticlockwise
>
> 13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
> skjot- swift]
>
> 14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
> listlessness
>
> 15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
> prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]
>
> 16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
> compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
> in the event of an emergency landing on water
>
> 17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New
> York State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil
> War. The regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their
> label.
>
> --Matthew Grieco
>

[Tony Abell]

I'm going to make the foolish assumption that it's a normally plural noun and
take 2 and 3:

> 2: dwarf green beans

> 3: tiddlywinks, q.v.

[Dodi Schultz]

Clueless as usual, I'll take a forkful of

2: dwarf green beans

and a round of

8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks

—Dodi

[Frances Wetzstein]

I like #15 and #16 (unless I've already voted. Don't know why I'm having so
much trouble finding things. Maybe a virus? I hope not. Frances

[scott crom]

I'll have 3 and 6, please.

Scott

[John Barrs]

Frances

I am frequently afflicted by c-nile virus - especially when it comes to
actually attaching files to emails, but also just keeping up with myself

JohnnyB

On 22 March 2012 16:51, Frances Wetzstein <franelle (AT) rcn (DOT) com> wrote:

> I like #15 and #16 (unless I've already voted. Don't know why I'm having
> so
> much trouble finding things. Maybe a virus? I hope not. Frances
>
>
>

[Chuck]

Matthew -

An interesting collection. I'll try -

2: dwarf green beans

and

15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

Thanks,

Chuck

[Jim Hart]

If I'm not too late I'll follow the pox vop with beans and mushrooms - 2 &
15,

Jim

[Guerri Stevens]

Are you voting twice???? I saw two voting messages from you with time
stamps a minute or two apart.

Guerri

Chris Carson wrote:
> 2 and 13 for me.
>
> Chris
>

[Chris Carson]

One was a duplicate. Accidental double hit on the send button.

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 22, 2012, at 9:13 PM, Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) tapcis (DOT) com> wrote:

> Are you voting twice???? I saw two voting messages from you with time stamps a minute or two apart.
>
> Guerri
>
> Chris Carson wrote:
>> 2 and 13 for me.
>> Chris
>
>

[—Keith Hale—]

I am still trying to vote for 9 & 17, my pc is dead and my smart phone is
90% worthless sometimes!!

There just too many great defs this round!

[—Keith Hale—]

9 & 17 ... There are WAY too many great ones, this time, partly because i
never even saw the woid announcement (only because i've been very busy).

On 21 Mar 2012 12:03, "Matthew" <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary.


1: unpopular

2: dwarf green beans

3: tiddlywinks, q.v.

4: the embryos of bees

5: laymen who tend the sick

6: (Obs.) a large number or amount

7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish

8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks

9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor

10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates

11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
drunk

12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
anticlockwise

13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
skjot- swift]

14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
listlessness

15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
in the event of an emergency landing on water

17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New
York State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil
War. The regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their
label.

--Matthew Grieco

[—Keith Hale—]

Argh. My vote email has been "Sending..." for about 12 hours now. 9 & 17
are my choices. Too many great bluffs this time!

On 21 Mar 2012 12:03, "Matthew" <mvgrieco (AT) cs (DOT) com> wrote:

Here are a total of 17 definitions. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary.


1: unpopular

2: dwarf green beans

3: tiddlywinks, q.v.

4: the embryos of bees

5: laymen who tend the sick

6: (Obs.) a large number or amount

7: [Aleut.] a stew of mainly small fish

8: a variant of solitaire that is played with 4 decks

9: [Obs.] left-over food scraps distributed to the poor

10: a polyp sometimes found in the lower intestines of ungulates

11: [Aus. Sl.] a large quantity, esp. of beer; to be exceptionally
drunk

12: lop-sided, esp. with a tendency to turn to the left or
anticlockwise

13: _Scot. or N. dial._ hastily, clumsily, ineptly [perh. fm. ON
skjot- swift]

14: a psychiatric condition characterized by lethargy, fatigue and
listlessness

15: the stone mushrooms used to lift a barn off the ground in order to
prevent entry by rats [also staddles or steddles]

16: Helicopter floats, which are stored deflated on the skids or in
compartments along the lower portion of the helicopter, and deployed
in the event of an emergency landing on water

17: Edecius Abergavenny Skaddons, who raised the first regiment in New
York State officered exclusively by lawyers for service in the Civil
War. The regiment and its soldiers eventually took his name as their
label.

--Matthew Grieco

[Frances Wetzstein]

Thanks for the info, Johnny. Soooo, if you get this virus, what do you do
about it?

I don't think I've ever had a virus, but I'm not really sure because I know
so little aboutit.

Thanks, Frances

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of John Barrs
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:49 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Vote for SKADDONS - Round 2291


Frances

I am frequently afflicted by c-nile virus - especially when it comes to
actually attaching files to emails, but also just keeping up with myself

JohnnyB


On 22 March 2012 16:51, Frances Wetzstein <franelle (AT) rcn (DOT) com> wrote:


I like #15 and #16 (unless I've already voted. Don't know why I'm having so
much trouble finding things. Maybe a virus? I hope not. Frances

[Guerri Stevens]

He was joking: C-Nile = senile. I think Juan Ponce de León was looked
for a cure without success.

Guerri

Frances Wetzstein wrote:
> *Thanks for the info, Johnny. Soooo, if you get this virus, what do you
> do about it? *
> **
> *I don't think I've ever had a virus, but I'm not really sure because I
> know so little aboutit.*
> **
> *Thanks, Frances*

[Frances Wetzstein]

Thanks for the clarification. I'm embarrased to say I didn't even suspect a
joke!!!





-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
[mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Guerri Stevens
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:28 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Vote for SKADDONS - Round 2291


He was joking: C-Nile = senile. I think Juan Ponce de León was looked
for a cure without success.

Guerri

Frances Wetzstein wrote:
> *Thanks for the info, Johnny. Soooo, if you get this virus, what do
> you
> do about it? *
> **
> *I don't think I've ever had a virus, but I'm not really sure
because I
> know so little aboutit.*
> **
> *Thanks, Frances*

[France International/Mike Shefler]

It's the one where if you have to ask, you've got it.

On 3/23/2012 2:30 PM, Frances Wetzstein wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification. I'm embarrased to say I didn't even suspect a
> joke!!!
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Guerri Stevens
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:28 PM
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Vote for SKADDONS - Round 2291
>
>
> He was joking: C-Nile = senile. I think Juan Ponce de León was looked
>
> for a cure without success.
>
> Guerri
>
> Frances Wetzstein wrote:
>> *Thanks for the info, Johnny. Soooo, if you get this virus, what do
>> you
>> do about it? *
>> **
>> *I don't think I've ever had a virus, but I'm not really sure
> because I
>> know so little aboutit.*
>> **
>> *Thanks, Frances*
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4889 - Release Date: 03/23/12
>
>
>

[Guerri Stevens]

Don't feel bad - it took me a few minutes of "what's C-Nile, I never
heard of it" before I got it.!

Guerri

Frances Wetzstein wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification. I'm embarrased to say I didn't even suspect a
> joke!!!
>
>
>
>
>