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Judy Madnick
October 8th, 2012, 06:17 PM
Sorry for the duplication, but this is driving me crazy! Let's see if this works correctly.

There are a total of 18 definitions for OBOLARY. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, or 5:00 AM PDT .

1. A monumental mason.
2. A small three-masted vessel.
3. Related to ancient Greek coins.
4. A donation given to consult the oracle.
5. A place where peat can be dug; a peat bog.
6. Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
7. An irregularity or deviation from the common order.
8. A room where visitors may hang their outdoor clothing; cloakroom.
9. [Obs.] a legal counselor, esp. one advising on financial matters.
10. In the Greek Orthodox church, a small case used by the Metropolitan for carrying a psalter.
11. A ritual assistant to the priest in performance of certain rites of the Eastern Orthodox church.
12. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.
13. Farwell speech. The last speech given by a member of the British House of Lords; cf. "maiden speech".
14. A private room, usually furnished with one-sided couches, where women could be treated for hysteria; a fainting room.
15. A small oblation to the gods of the hearth: [usually the spilling of the first mouthful of am amphora of wine into the fire].
16. A brass instrument with a semi-circular dial formerly used by naval and artillery gunners to calculate ballistic trajectories.
17. A manufactory for gold coins produced by casting rather than by striking under pressure; any manufactory for cast coins or medals in general.
18. The fee paid to a funeral home for burial. From "Obol" an ancient coin placed on, or in the mouth of the deceased to pay the mythological ferryman to the land of the dead.

—Keith Hale—
October 8th, 2012, 06:52 PM
4 and 12, please.

Guerri Stevens
October 8th, 2012, 07:12 PM
I vote for 14 and 15.

Guerri

Judy Madnick wrote:
> 14. A private room, usually furnished with one-sided couches, where
> women could be treated for hysteria; a fainting room.
> 15. A small oblation to the gods of the hearth: [usually the spilling of
> the first mouthful of am amphora of wine into the fire].

Dave Cunningham
October 8th, 2012, 09:09 PM
13 for the typo and 16 for some sort of crativity

Dave


On Monday, October 8, 2012 7:17:26 PM UTC-4, Judy Madnick wrote:

> Sorry for the duplication, but this is driving me crazy! Let's see if
> this works correctly.
>
> There are a total of 18 definitions for OBOLARY. Please vote for two, by
> public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EDT on
> Wednesday, October 10, 2012, or 5:00 AM PDT .
>
>
> 1. A monumental mason.
> 2. A small three-masted vessel.
> 3. Related to ancient Greek coins.
> 4. A donation given to consult the oracle.
> 5. A place where peat can be dug; a peat bog.
> 6. Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
> 7. An irregularity or deviation from the common order.
> 8. A room where visitors may hang their outdoor clothing; cloakroom.
> 9. [Obs.] a legal counselor, esp. one advising on financial matters.
> 10. In the Greek Orthodox church, a small case used by the Metropolitan
> for carrying a psalter.
> 11. A ritual assistant to the priest in performance of certain rites of
> the Eastern Orthodox church.
> 12. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and
> lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.
> 13. Farwell speech. The last speech given by a member of the British House
> of Lords; cf. "maiden speech".
> 14. A private room, usually furnished with one-sided couches, where women
> could be treated for hysteria; a fainting room.
> 15. A small oblation to the gods of the hearth: [usually the spilling of
> the first mouthful of am amphora of wine into the fire].
> 16. A brass instrument with a semi-circular dial formerly used by naval
> and artillery gunners to calculate ballistic trajectories.
> 17. A manufactory for gold coins produced by casting rather than by
> striking under pressure; any manufactory for cast coins or medals in
> general.
> 18. The fee paid to a funeral home for burial. From "Obol" an ancient coin
> placed on, or in the mouth of the deceased to pay the mythological ferryman
> to the land of the dead.
>
>

scott crom
October 8th, 2012, 09:23 PM
I'll have 3 and 9, please.

Scott

Millie Morgan
October 9th, 2012, 02:37 AM
I'll go for the mighty man and the wise man ...
>1. A monumental mason.
>9. [Obs.] a legal counselor, esp. one advising on financial matters.

Best wishes,
Millie

Steve Graham
October 9th, 2012, 09:10 AM
10 and 15 please



Steve Graham

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Sorry for the duplication, but this is driving me crazy! Let's see if this
works correctly.



There are a total of 18 definitions for OBOLARY. Please vote for two, by
public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EDT on
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, or 5:00 AM PDT .





1. A monumental mason.
2. A small three-masted vessel.
3. Related to ancient Greek coins.
4. A donation given to consult the oracle.
5. A place where peat can be dug; a peat bog.
6. Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
7. An irregularity or deviation from the common order.
8. A room where visitors may hang their outdoor clothing; cloakroom.
9. [Obs.] a legal counselor, esp. one advising on financial matters.
10. In the Greek Orthodox church, a small case used by the Metropolitan for
carrying a psalter.
11. A ritual assistant to the priest in performance of certain rites of the
Eastern Orthodox church.
12. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous;
of a mild luster; bright.
13. Farwell speech. The last speech given by a member of the British House
of Lords; cf. "maiden speech".
14. A private room, usually furnished with one-sided couches, where women
could be treated for hysteria; a fainting room.
15. A small oblation to the gods of the hearth: [usually the spilling of the
first mouthful of am amphora of wine into the fire].
16. A brass instrument with a semi-circular dial formerly used by naval and
artillery gunners to calculate ballistic trajectories.
17. A manufactory for gold coins produced by casting rather than by striking
under pressure; any manufactory for cast coins or medals in general.
18. The fee paid to a funeral home for burial. From "Obol" an ancient coin
placed on, or in the mouth of the deceased to pay the mythological ferryman
to the land of the dead.

Efrem Mallach
October 9th, 2012, 10:01 AM
I'll go with the last two, 17 and 18. Their being last will have to be a good enough reason.

Efrem

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On Oct 8, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Judy Madnick wrote:

> Sorry for the duplication, but this is driving me crazy! Let's see if this works correctly.
>
> There are a total of 18 definitions for OBOLARY. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, or 5:00 AM PDT .
>
>
> 17. A manufactory for gold coins produced by casting rather than by striking under pressure; any manufactory for cast coins or medals in general.
>
> 18. The fee paid to a funeral home for burial. From "Obol" an ancient coin placed on, or in the mouth of the deceased to pay the mythological ferryman to the land of the dead.

Matthew
October 9th, 2012, 12:02 PM
My votes go to:

7. An irregularity or deviation from the common order

and

12. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and
lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.

--Matthew Grieco

Dodi Schultz
October 9th, 2012, 06:47 PM
Assuming the word's still OBOLARY, I've narrowed it to half a dozen I think
might be likely candidates. It's probably none of the six. Nevertheless,
I'll go with:

> 8. A room where visitors may hang their outdoor clothing; cloakroom.
and the popular

> 18. The fee paid to a funeral home for burial. From "Obol" an ancient
> coin placed on, or in the mouth of the deceased to pay the mythological
> ferryman to the land of the dead.

—Dodi

Jim Hart
October 10th, 2012, 07:07 AM
I'll take a pair of orhodoxies - 10 and 11:


> 10. In the Greek Orthodox church, a small case used by the Metropolitan
> for carrying a psalter.
> 11. A ritual assistant to the priest in performance of certain rites of
> the Eastern Orthodox church.
>

Jim