[Dixonary] Round 2330, PERRON: Guessing Game On!

[Dodi Schultz]

Here's the long and short of it, in that order: twenty claimed definitions
of PERRON, one and only one of which came from a dictionary. Your task: to
find that one. You have, as usual, two guesses; they should be registered
publicly, by direct REPLY to this message.

You may vote even if you didn't get around to submitting a def of your own,
even if you've just now joined the game. You may NOT vote if you now
realize that you recognize the real definition (in that case, please let me
know by private e-mail to my address).

Your deadline: Thursday, 23 August, 12 noon PDT, 1 p.m. MDT, 2 p.m. CDT, 3
p.m. EDT, 8 p.m. in England, 9 p.m. in the Netherlands; and Friday, 24
August, 5 a.m. in eastern Australia.

—Dodi


1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
to care a perron.

2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.

3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
boules, p‚tanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.

4. _Chiefly Southwestern US_ a flat arid valley surrounded by mountains
and draining into a shallow central lake.

5. in Greek cuisine, a baked fish recipe, usually with oregano, red
pepper, olive oil, onion and feta cheese.

6. metal armor used with chain mail for added protection of the neck and
upper chest.

7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
building.

8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of
fishes.

9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.

10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.

11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.

12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.

13. [Sp.] a pilot fish commonly found near sharks.

14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.

15. a smoky fire to drive away insects.

16. a breed of heavy draught horse.

17. a roundel attached to a lance.

18. a railway platform.

19. a harvest festival.

20. a tufted egret.


[Tim Lodge]

Wow - these are great defs. I'll fall for the architectural ones:

> 7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
> building.
>
> 9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
>

-- Tim L

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 9 and 11.

Guerri

Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> 9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
>
> 11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Dodi,

My votes are for 7 (the flight of steps) and 18 (the railway platform).

Cheers,
Hugo


Op 22-8-2012 6:46, Dodi Schultz schreef:
> Here's the long and short of it, in that order: twenty claimed
> definitions of PERRON, one and only one of which came from a
> dictionary. Your task: to find that one. You have, as usual, two
> guesses; they should be registered publicly, by direct REPLY to this
> message.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't get around to submitting a def of your
> own, even if you've just now joined the game. You may NOT vote if you
> now realize that you recognize the real definition (in that case,
> please let me know by private e-mail to my address).
>
> Your deadline: Thursday, 23 August, 12 noon PDT, 1 p.m. MDT, 2 p.m.
> CDT, 3 p.m. EDT, 8 p.m. in England, 9 p.m. in the Netherlands; and
> Friday, 24 August, 5 a.m. in eastern Australia.
>
> —Dodi
>
>
> 1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
> sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
> to care a perron.
>
> 2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
> certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.
>
> 3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
> boules, p‚tanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.
>
> 4. _Chiefly Southwestern US_ a flat arid valley surrounded by mountains
> and draining into a shallow central lake.
>
> 5. in Greek cuisine, a baked fish recipe, usually with oregano, red
> pepper, olive oil, onion and feta cheese.
>
> 6. metal armor used with chain mail for added protection of the neck and
> upper chest.
>
> 7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
> building.
>
> 8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of
> fishes.
>
> 9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
>
> 10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.
>
> 11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.
>
> 12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.
>
> 13. [Sp.] a pilot fish commonly found near sharks.
>
> 14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.
>
> 15. a smoky fire to drive away insects.
>
> 16. a breed of heavy draught horse.
>
> 17. a roundel attached to a lance.
>
> 18. a railway platform.
>
> 19. a harvest festival.
>
> 20. a tufted egret.
> 
>
>

[Judy Madnick]

For lack of a better idea, the first and the last:

1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
to care a perron.

20. a tufted egret.

Judy Madnick

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 10 and 14.

[Tony Abell]

I'll go for the big animals:

> 10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.

> 16. a breed of heavy draught horse.

[Tim B]

9 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Dave Cunningham]

In honor of all the Scots and Armor defs in the past .... 1 and 6


Dave


On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:46:17 AM UTC-4, Dodi Schultz wrote:

> Here's the long and short of it, in that order: twenty claimed definitions
> of PERRON, one and only one of which came from a dictionary. Your task: to
> find that one. You have, as usual, two guesses; they should be registered
> publicly, by direct REPLY to this message.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't get around to submitting a def of your
> own,
> even if you've just now joined the game. You may NOT vote if you now
> realize that you recognize the real definition (in that case, please let
> me
> know by private e-mail to my address).
>
> Your deadline: Thursday, 23 August, 12 noon PDT, 1 p.m. MDT, 2 p.m. CDT, 3
> p.m. EDT, 8 p.m. in England, 9 p.m. in the Netherlands; and Friday, 24
> August, 5 a.m. in eastern Australia.
>
> �Dodi
>
>
> 1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
> sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
> to care a perron.
>
> 2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
> certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.
>
> 3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
> boules, p�tanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.
>
> 4. _Chiefly Southwestern US_ a flat arid valley surrounded by mountains
> and draining into a shallow central lake.
>
> 5. in Greek cuisine, a baked fish recipe, usually with oregano, red
> pepper, olive oil, onion and feta cheese.
>
> 6. metal armor used with chain mail for added protection of the neck and
> upper chest.
>
> 7. an external flight of steps, esp. one at the front entrance to a
> building.
>
> 8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of
> fishes.
>
> 9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
>
> 10. a large (45-50 kg) Andalusian dog bred to guard flocks of sheep.
>
> 11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.
>
> 12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.
>
> 13. [Sp.] a pilot fish commonly found near sharks.
>
> 14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.
>
> 15. a smoky fire to drive away insects.
>
> 16. a breed of heavy draught horse.
>
> 17. a roundel attached to a lance.
>
> 18. a railway platform.
>
> 19. a harvest festival.
>
> 20. a tufted egret.
> 
>
>

[Dodi Schultz]

On 8/22/2012 1:34 PM, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> In honor of all the Scots and Armor defs in the past .... 1 and 6

Well, now we're back to triplicates on your stuff, Dave. Your vote was sent
to Dixonary with a cc: to Dixonary AND a cc: to me personally.

Only yours. Nobody else's.

DS

[Efrem Mallach]

I'll take 9 and 17, thanks.

Efrem

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On Aug 22, 2012, at 12:46 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:

> Here's the long and short of it, in that order: twenty claimed definitions of PERRON, one and only one of which came from a dictionary. Your task: to find that one. You have, as usual, two guesses; they should be registered publicly, by direct REPLY to this message.

....

> 9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
>
> 17. a roundel attached to a lance.

[scott crom]

I'll have 3 and 6, please.

Scott, who is glad to bid farewell to that extra l in your last name...

[Jim Hart]

I'll take the ornamentatal furniture and the ornamental egret - 9 and 20

9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.
20. a tufted egret.

Jim

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:26:06 -0400
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 2330, PERRON: Guessing Game On!

> On 8/22/2012 1:34 PM, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> > In honor of all the Scots and Armor defs in the past .... 1 and 6
>
> Well, now we're back to triplicates on your stuff, Dave. Your vote
> was sent to Dixonary with a cc: to Dixonary AND a cc: to me personally.
>
> Only yours. Nobody else's.
>
> DS
------- End of Original Message -------

[Daniel Widdis]

20 to prove I read them all. Or at least skipped to the end of the list
and read backwards.

And 16 because that's as far up the list I read (backwards) until I got
bored.

On 8/21/12 10:46 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:

>
>16. a breed of heavy draught horse.
>
>20. a tufted egret.
>
>

[thejazzmonger]

Great bunch of defs. I am totally mystified.

#14 - the sour cherry

#18 - railway platform

--
steve "thejazzmonger" dixon

[—Keith Hale—]

4 and 13, for me, tee hee.

[Paul Keating]

Pop hasn't a clue, and neither do I. 8 and 11.

[Millie Morgan]

I'll try 8 and 18 thanks Dodi

8. _Zool._ the plate over the entrance to a shell; the gill-cover of fishes.
18. a railway platform.


Best wishes
Millie

[Matthew]

My inner child votes for:

2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.

and

3. an ancient game from South America, quite similar to outdoor games
boules, p tanque, bocce bowling, and croquet.

--Matthew Grieco

[John Barrs]

If I'm in time I will return to the game after an internet free time - but
what the heck to vote for -- #1 because I couldn't care a ... and it is
only a game ... and I suppose I'll climb the list to #14

JohnnyB


>
> 1. a Scottish copper coin of the value of one half of a bawbee, or one
> sixth of an English penny; the smallest coin; hence the phrase: not
> to care a perron.
>
> 14. a small sour cherry grown in the Pyrenees.
>
>
>
>

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll guess at numbers 2 and 11


2. the immature pome (prior to the complete fusion of the carpals) of
certain fruit-bearing trees of the family _Rosaceae_.

11. a marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled.



-- Dick Weltz

[Chuck]

Dodi -

A nice full list. I'll select -

9. an ornamental terminating part, as on a post or piece of furniture.

and

12. a rock used as a hammer stone in flint-knapping.

Thanks,

Chuck