[Dixonary] Round 2376 MECHAL Defs - Vote Now

[Tim Lodge]

Here are 18 hand-crafted defs of the word MECHAL, only one of which
came form my dictionary. Please vote for your 2 favourites by the
deadline which is:

16:00 UTC on Sunday 27th January
17:00 CET
11:00 AM EST
8:00 AM PST
03:00 on Monday morning in Melbourne

-- Tim L

*** MECHAL ***

1. unnatural.

2. a tautology.

3. _Obs. rare._ adulterous.

4. a long-handled milk ladle.

5. of or related to the inclined plane.

6. related to candles and candlemaking.

7. shaped like or resembling a cylinder.

8. [Sp.] possessing supernatural powers.

9. milky deposit on top of fresh concrete.

10. the sparse growth of grass commonly found on desert oases.

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
aniseed.

12. Southeast Asia unit of volume used up to c.1850, equal to approx.
0.8L.

13. the retraction mechanism for the arresting hook on carrier-based
aircraft.

14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South
America.

15. a cloth covering (usually embroidered silk) for the Reader's Desk
in a synagogue.

16. calabash; a tropical gourd with a very hard shell used to make
bowls and bottles [Lagenaria siceraria]

17. a psychoactive alkaloid (4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ) derived
from certain cacti found in the New World.

18. a point in the forehead at the middle of an imaginary line
joining the upper margins of the orbits of the eyes.

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[Tim B]

11 and 17, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll go for numbers 10 and 11 this time.


10. the sparse growth of grass commonly found on desert oases.

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
aniseed.



-- Dick Weltz


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[Dave Cunningham]

12 and 18 ... no reasons at all

Dave

On Friday, January 25, 2013 2:23:32 PM UTC-5, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here are 18 hand-crafted defs of the word MECHAL, only one of which
> came form my dictionary. Please vote for your 2 favourites by the
> deadline which is:
>
> 16:00 UTC on Sunday 27th January
> 17:00 CET
> 11:00 AM EST
> 8:00 AM PST
> 03:00 on Monday morning in Melbourne
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MECHAL ***
>
> 1. unnatural.
>
> 2. a tautology.
>
> 3. _Obs. rare._ adulterous.
>
> 4. a long-handled milk ladle.
>
> 5. of or related to the inclined plane.
>
> 6. related to candles and candlemaking.
>
> 7. shaped like or resembling a cylinder.
>
> 8. [Sp.] possessing supernatural powers.
>
> 9. milky deposit on top of fresh concrete.
>
> 10. the sparse growth of grass commonly found on desert oases.
>
> 11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
> aniseed.
>
> 12. Southeast Asia unit of volume used up to c.1850, equal to approx.
> 0.8L.
>
> 13. the retraction mechanism for the arresting hook on carrier-based
> aircraft.
>
> 14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South
> America.
>
> 15. a cloth covering (usually embroidered silk) for the Reader's Desk
> in a synagogue.
>
> 16. calabash; a tropical gourd with a very hard shell used to make
> bowls and bottles [Lagenaria siceraria]
>
> 17. a psychoactive alkaloid (4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ) derived
> from certain cacti found in the New World.
>
> 18. a point in the forehead at the middle of an imaginary line
> joining the upper margins of the orbits of the eyes.
>

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[Steve Graham]

I'll fall for 11 and 17

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

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and aniseed.

17. a psychoactive alkaloid (4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ) derived from
certain cacti found in the New World.

[thejazzmonger]

#9 - milky deposit on concrete

15# - reader's desk cloth

With little faith.

--
steve "thejazzmonger" dixon

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[John Barrs]

I'll keep it short - #2 and #3 please

JohnnyB



> 2. a tautology.
>
> 3. _Obs. rare._ adulterous.
>
>
>

[Glen Boswell]

I'll take 10 and 14 please.

Cheers

Glen

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[Chris Carson]

I'll go for 2 and 10.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 18 hand-crafted defs of the word MECHAL, only one of which
> came form my dictionary. Please vote for your 2 favourites by the
> deadline which is:
>
> 16:00 UTC on Sunday 27th January
> 17:00 CET
> 11:00 AM EST
> 8:00 AM PST
> 03:00 on Monday morning in Melbourne
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MECHAL ***
>
> 1. unnatural.
>
> 2. a tautology.
>
> 3. _Obs. rare._ adulterous.
>
> 4. a long-handled milk ladle.
>
> 5. of or related to the inclined plane.
>
> 6. related to candles and candlemaking.
>
> 7. shaped like or resembling a cylinder.
>
> 8. [Sp.] possessing supernatural powers.
>
> 9. milky deposit on top of fresh concrete.
>
> 10. the sparse growth of grass commonly found on desert oases.
>
> 11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
> aniseed.
>
> 12. Southeast Asia unit of volume used up to c.1850, equal to approx.
> 0.8L.
>
> 13. the retraction mechanism for the arresting hook on carrier-based
> aircraft.
>
> 14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South
> America.
>
> 15. a cloth covering (usually embroidered silk) for the Reader's Desk
> in a synagogue.
>
> 16. calabash; a tropical gourd with a very hard shell used to make
> bowls and bottles [Lagenaria siceraria]
>
> 17. a psychoactive alkaloid (4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ) derived
> from certain cacti found in the New World.
>
> 18. a point in the forehead at the middle of an imaginary line
> joining the upper margins of the orbits of the eyes.
>
> --
>
>
>

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[Efrem Mallach]

Good ones here. The only one I could eliminate easily was my own. Unfortunately, I suspect most other players will be able to eliminate it too.

I'll take 4 and 14, for no obvious reason.

Efrem

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On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here are 18 hand-crafted defs of the word MECHAL, only one of which
> came form my dictionary. Please vote for your 2 favourites by the
> deadline which is:
>
> 16:00 UTC on Sunday 27th January
> 17:00 CET
> 11:00 AM EST
> 8:00 AM PST
> 03:00 on Monday morning in Melbourne
>
> -- Tim L
>
> *** MECHAL ***
>
> 4. a long-handled milk ladle.
>
> 14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South America.

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[Judy Madnick]

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
aniseed

14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South
America.

Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 11 and 15.

Guerri
On 1/25/2013 2:23 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and
aniseed.

15. a cloth covering (usually embroidered silk) for the Reader's Desk
in a synagogue.

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[Millie Morgan]

8 and 14 for me thanks Tim:

> 8. [Sp.] possessing supernatural powers.
> 14. a variety of parsley found chiefly in equatorial regions of South
> America.


Best wishes
Millie

[Jim Hart]

I'll have a sparse brown liqueur at the oasis: 10 and 11

Jim

[Chuck]

Tim -

From a varied selection I'd like to try -

11. a brown liqueur of southern Portugal flavored with caramel and aniseed.

and

17. a psychoactive alkaloid (4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine ) derived from
certain cacti found in the New World.

Thanks,

Chuck

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll take 11 and 16.

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[Dodi Schultz]

I keep waiting for a revelation. Nothing.

At a total loss, I'll try:

3. _Obs. rare._ adulterous.

and

18. a point in the forehead at the middle of an imaginary line joining the
upper margins of the orbits of the eyes.

—Dodi

[—Keith Hale—]

18 & 15 please,
-Keith-

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[—Keith Hale—]

18 & 15, please,
-Keith-

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[scott crom]

I'll have 6 and 15, please.

Scott

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[Tony Abell]

I'll pick what seem like the least likely ones, 2 and 18:

> 2. a tautology.

> 18. a point in the forehead at the middle of an imaginary line
> joining the upper margins of the orbits of the eyes.

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