[Dixonary] Rnd. 2397:SPALTAM - Defs up

[John Barrs]

Here are 19 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom
by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..

14:00 pm on Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 in the UK
9:00 am on East Coast USA
6:00 am on West Coast USA
23:30 pm in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB

1. asphalt or bitumen used as a varnish

2. a device attached to an outboard boat motor to keep the propeller from
striking rocks

3. the residue left behind in a still from barley mash

4. a class of metamorphic rock believed meteoric in origin

5. tidal foam, especially foam carrying pollutants

6. an epoxy-based masonry adhesive

7. an embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching
from the egg

8. a composite roofing material designed to replace lead on churches and
similar buildings and be less attractive to thieves

9. impure zinc used in casting (see _spelter_)

10. [Scot.] a salted and lightly-smoked herring

11. a salmon or sea-trout after spawning

12. calcareous loam used in making brick

13. _Archaic_ a Tatar or Mongol khan

14. in mining, a horizontal passage that follows a vein of ore

15. a pinafore

16. an extra hood worn mainly by monks in particularly cold weather

17. an old-fashioned dry poultice of ground mustard seed, bran and other
varying ingredients applied to the fetlock of a horse to relieve swelling

18. a type of crampon affixed to the toe of the boot and used for climbing
ice cliffs

19. a device for packing cured hops into cylindrical sleeves for delivery to
breweries

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll try 3 and 19.


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[Steve Graham]

I'll go fish with 10 and 11



Steve Graham

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
results. Albert Einstein



10. [Scot.] a salted and lightly-smoked herring

11. a salmon or sea-trout after spawning




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[Dave Cunningham]

5 even if it turns out to be mere sham, and 11 as being slightly fishy.

Dave

On Sunday, April 14, 2013 5:38:36 PM UTC-4, JohnnyB wrote:

> Here are 19 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom
> by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 14:00 pm on Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 in the UK
> 9:00 am on East Coast USA
> 6:00 am on West Coast USA
> 23:30 pm in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. asphalt or bitumen used as a varnish
>
> 2. a device attached to an outboard boat motor to keep the propeller from
> striking rocks
>
> 3. the residue left behind in a still from barley mash
>
> 4. a class of metamorphic rock believed meteoric in origin
>
> 5. tidal foam, especially foam carrying pollutants
>
> 6. an epoxy-based masonry adhesive
>
> 7. an embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching
> from the egg
>
> 8. a composite roofing material designed to replace lead on churches and
> similar buildings and be less attractive to thieves
>
> 9. impure zinc used in casting (see _spelter_)
>
> 10. [Scot.] a salted and lightly-smoked herring
>
> 11. a salmon or sea-trout after spawning
>
> 12. calcareous loam used in making brick
>
> 13. _Archaic_ a Tatar or Mongol khan
>
> 14. in mining, a horizontal passage that follows a vein of ore
>
> 15. a pinafore
>
> 16. an extra hood worn mainly by monks in particularly cold weather
>
> 17. an old-fashioned dry poultice of ground mustard seed, bran and other
> varying ingredients applied to the fetlock of a horse to relieve swelling
>
> 18. a type of crampon affixed to the toe of the boot and used for climbing
> ice cliffs
>
> 19. a device for packing cured hops into cylindrical sleeves for delivery
> to
> breweries
>
>
>
>

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[Daniel Widdis]

Five and dime.

Sent from my iPhone


> 5. tidal foam, especially foam carrying pollutants
>
> 10. [Scot.] a salted and lightly-smoked herring

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[Nancy Shepherdson]

No earthly idea, so let's pick some earth-based defs: I'll have 6 and 14.
Nancy


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[—Keith Hale—]

12 & 18 for gits and shiggles.
-Keith-

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 11 and 17.

Guerri

On 4/14/2013 5:38 PM, John Barrs wrote:
>
> 11. a salmon or sea-trout after spawning
>
> 17. an old-fashioned dry poultice of ground mustard seed, bran and
> other varying ingredients applied to the fetlock of a horse to relieve
> swelling

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[Tim B]

3 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Judy Madnick]

3. the residue left behind in a still from barley mash
and
17. an old-fashioned dry poultice of ground mustard seed, bran and other varying ingredients applied to the fetlock of a horse to relieve swelling

Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

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[Dodi Schultz]

I'll go with:

> 11. a salmon or sea-trout after spawning
>
> 12. calcareous loam used in making brick

—Dodi



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[Matthew]

My votes go to:

5. tidal foam, especially foam carrying pollutants
and

14. in mining, a horizontal passage that follows a vein of ore

--Matthew Grieco

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[thejazzmonger]

#12 - calcareous loam

#19 - that hop-packer thing

No reason why. Just because I can.

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[Glen Boswell]

I'll go for 5 and 6 please - the year I was born.

Glen

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[Tony Abell]

I'll blow my votes on 12 and 18:

> 12. calcareous loam used in making brick

> 18. a type of crampon affixed to the toe of the boot and used for climbing
> ice cliffs

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[stamps]

Well, which was it? 1905? 1906?

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Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Rnd. 2397:SPALTAM - Defs up

> I'll go for 5 and 6 please - the year I was born.
>
> Glen
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[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for the lead replacement and the pinafore:

8 and 15 please.

-- Tim L

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[Millie Morgan]

7 and 13 seem equally unlikely :

>7. an embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching from the egg
>13. _Archaic_ a Tatar or Mongol khan


Thanks JohnnyB
--Millie



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[Jim Hart]

I'm going for the piscatorial and possibly edible pair at 10 and 11

Jim

sent at about 2130 local (non-summer) time which I figure is about 1.5
hours before deadline


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[Efrem Mallach]

Gotta pick something, the deadline's just half an hour away. I'll try 1 and 3 so I don't have to look too far down the list.

Efrem

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On Apr 14, 2013, at 5:38 PM, John Barrs wrote:

> Here are 19 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 14:00 pm on Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 in the UK
> 9:00 am on East Coast USA
> 6:00 am on West Coast USA
> 23:30 pm in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. asphalt or bitumen used as a varnish
>
> 3. the residue left behind in a still from barley mash

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