Round 2402 vote for eskippamentum

[mshefler]

A rather short list this time. Here are 16 definitions of eskippamentum,
one of which came from the dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later
than 10 AM EDT, Friday, May 3.

1. entrance area to a Finnish sauna with doors or curtains on both
sides, intended to minimize heat loss when people enter or leave.

2. a Double Dutch maneuver in which the jumper performs a back flip.

3. nonce word coined by Frankie Avalon after his recording of "Diana"
skipped and got stuck on American Bandstand in one of the world's
first attempts at lip syncing.

4. portrait of a patron or benefactor incorporated into a liturgical
artwork, especially in an altarpiece.

5. a kind of mucilage extracted from tar.

6. a road covering using local glacial deposits with a bituminous
binder, primarily used in Scandinavia.

7. the short beard growth on a man's face since his last shave, often
used to portray manliness and ruggedness; designer stubble.

8. ideas which are lost through inattention.

9. the tendency, when searching through a long list, to miss those few
items that might be of interest.

10. [Phys.] the second derivative by time of momentum; jerk times mass.

11. [_Obs. Sl.] A self-important person.

12. a poisonous citrus fruit, similar to a lime, with a purplish peel.

13. [Now _Alternative Med._] The therapeutic practice of burning eskippa
or another substance on or next to the skin.

14. [Arch.] tackle or ship-furniture.

15. to careen a ship using tarred sailcloth; often a temporary repair
which could be carried out at sea by dropping the sail over one side
and bring it up on the other side and pulling it taut before securing
it. [literally: to equip with a skin]

16. a vine, long twig or runner.


[Efrem Mallach]

In case anyone else received it with everything run on together in a single paragraph, this is my attempt at reformatting the list.

If this helps anyone, you may repay me by voting for my definition. Unfortunately, you're on your own in figuring out which it is.

Efrem

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On May 1, 2013, at 6:17 PM, mshefler wrote:

> A rather short list this time. Here are 16 definitions of eskippamentum, one of which came from the dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EDT, Friday, May 3.
>
> 1. entrance area to a Finnish sauna with doors or curtains on both sides, intended to minimize heat loss when people enter or leave.
>
> 2. a Double Dutch maneuver in which the jumper performs a back flip.
>
> 3. nonce word coined by Frankie Avalon after his recording of "Diana" skipped and got stuck on American Bandstand in one of the world's first attempts at lip syncing.
>
> 4. portrait of a patron or benefactor incorporated into a liturgical artwork, especially in an altarpiece.
>
> 5. a kind of mucilage extracted from tar.
>
> 6. a road covering using local glacial deposits with a bituminous binder, primarily used in Scandinavia.
>
> 7. the short beard growth on a man's face since his last shave, often used to portray manliness and ruggedness; designer stubble.
>
> 8. ideas which are lost through inattention.
>
> 9. the tendency, when searching through a long list, to miss those few items that might be of interest.
>
> 10. [Phys.] the second derivative by time of momentum; jerk times mass.
>
> 11. [_Obs. Sl.] A self-important person.
>
> 12. a poisonous citrus fruit, similar to a lime, with a purplish peel.
>
> 13. [Now _Alternative Med._] The therapeutic practice of burning eskippa or another substance on or next to the skin.
>
> 14. [Arch.] tackle or ship-furniture.
>
> 15. to careen a ship using tarred sailcloth; often a temporary repair which could be carried out at sea by dropping the sail over one side and bring it up on the other side and pulling it taut before securing it. [literally: to equip with a skin]
>
> 16. a vine, long twig or runner.
>
> mshefler

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[Dave Cunningham]

11 and 12 as being synonymous

Dave


On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:17:04 PM UTC-4, Mike Shefler wrote:

>
> A rather short list this time. Here are 16 definitions of
> eskippamentum,
> one of which came from the dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no
> later
> than 10 AM EDT, Friday, May 3.
>
> 1. entrance area to a Finnish sauna with doors or curtains on both
> sides, intended to minimize heat loss when people enter or leave.
>
> 2. a Double Dutch maneuver in which the jumper performs a back flip.
>
> 3. nonce word coined by Frankie Avalon after his recording of "Diana"
> skipped and got stuck on American Bandstand in one of the world's
> first attempts at lip syncing.
>
> 4. portrait of a patron or benefactor incorporated into a liturgical
> artwork, especially in an altarpiece.
>
> 5. a kind of mucilage extracted from tar.
>
> 6. a road covering using local glacial deposits with a bituminous
> binder, primarily used in Scandinavia.
>
> 7. the short beard growth on a man's face since his last shave, often
> used to portray manliness and ruggedness; designer stubble.
>
> 8. ideas which are lost through inattention.
>
> 9. the tendency, when searching through a long list, to miss those few
> items that might be of interest.
>
> 10. [Phys.] the second derivative by time of momentum; jerk times
> mass.
>
> 11. [_Obs. Sl.] A self-important person.
>
> 12. a poisonous citrus fruit, similar to a lime, with a purplish peel.
>
> 13. [Now _Alternative Med._] The therapeutic practice of burning
> eskippa
> or another substance on or next to the skin.
>
> 14. [Arch.] tackle or ship-furniture.
>
> 15. to careen a ship using tarred sailcloth; often a temporary repair
> which could be carried out at sea by dropping the sail over one side
> and bring it up on the other side and pulling it taut before securing
> it. [literally: to equip with a skin]
>
> 16. a vine, long twig or runner.
>
>
>
> --
> mshefler
>

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[Jim Hart]

The priginal came through OK for me but then I'm one of that rare breed
that chooses to read it on the Google groups site.

Jim


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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 1 and 14, please:

> 1. *entrance area to a Finnish sauna with doors or curtains on both
> sides, intended to minimize heat loss when people enter or leave.
>
> 14. *[Arch.] tackle or ship-furniture.

-- Tim L

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[Efrem Mallach]

4 and 11, for no particular reason.

Efrem

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On May 1, 2013, at 6:17 PM, mshefler wrote:

> A rather short list this time. Here are 16 definitions of eskippamentum, one of which came from the dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EDT, Friday, May 3.
>
> 4. portrait of a patron or benefactor incorporated into a liturgical artwork, especially in an altarpiece.
>
> 11. [_Obs. Sl.] A self-important person.

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