[Dixonary] RND 2410; JADOO - Vote now

[John Barrs]

Here are 18 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 -

Please note that all definitions have been rendered using UK spelling - or
at least what Microsoft thinks is UK spelling - and thus may not be exactly
what you sent

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

11:00 am on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in the UK
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3:00 am on West Coast USA
10:00 pm in parts of Oz

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vote.

JohnnyB

1. magic, conjuring

2. [Can. Sl.] nothing; zero; zilch

3. a tracked vehicle for travelling over sand dunes

4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_

5. a game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams
of nine boys or young men

6. computer programming methodology combining features of Joint
Application Development (q.v.) and object-oriented programming (q.v.);
originally derived from those terms

7. a carved embellishment on a piece of wooden furniture

8. a Jamaican religion brought by former slaves from West Africa. It
centres on a divine essence that governs the Earth in a hierarchy that
ranges in power from major deities to the spirits of individual streams,
trees, and rocks

9. an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa

10. one of several styles of traditional Japanese fingernail painting

11. a bell-shaped yoke

12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India, seen
as a
harbinger of the monsoon

13. an East African throwing club or baton, esp. associated with Masai
warriors, who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting

14. a five-stringed instrument often used in playing Zydeco music

15. a small drum; tambour

16. a globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after
fusion

17. to travel; travelling

18. bad luck

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[Judy Madnick]

14. a five-stringed instrument often used in playing Zydeco music

15. a small drum; tambour


Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

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[Tim B]

1 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Tim Lodge]

As usual when I haven't a clue, I'll pick the two most unlikely ones:
16 and 17.

> 16. a *globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after
> fusion
>
> 17. to travel; travelling

-- Tim L

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[Glen Boswell]

I'll plump for 12 and 18 this time

Cheers

Glen

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[Steve Graham]

I'll goa for 9 and 12.



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Of John Barrs
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:23 PM
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Subject: [Dixonary] RND 2410; JADOO - Vote now



Here are 18 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 -

Please note that all definitions have been rendered using UK spelling - or
at least what Microsoft thinks is UK spelling - and thus may not be exactly
what you sent

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

11:00 am on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in the UK
6:00 am on East Coast USA
3:00 am on West Coast USA
10:00 pm in parts of Oz

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

JohnnyB

1. magic, conjuring

2. [Can. Sl.] nothing; zero; zilch

3. a tracked vehicle for travelling over sand dunes

4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_

5. a game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams
of nine boys or young men

6. computer programming methodology combining features of Joint Application
Development (q.v.) and object-oriented programming (q.v.); originally
derived from those terms

7. a carved embellishment on a piece of wooden furniture

8. a Jamaican religion brought by former slaves from West Africa. It
centres on a divine essence that governs the Earth in a hierarchy that
ranges in power from major deities to the spirits of individual streams,
trees, and rocks

9. an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa

10. one of several styles of traditional Japanese fingernail painting

11. a bell-shaped yoke

12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India, seen as
a
harbinger of the monsoon

13. an East African throwing club or baton, esp. associated with Masai
warriors, who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting

14. a five-stringed instrument often used in playing Zydeco music

15. a small drum; tambour

16. a globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after
fusion

17. to travel; travelling

18. bad luck




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[EnDash@aol.com]

Numbers 16 and 18 are my wild guesses.

-- Dick Weltz


In a message dated 5/28/2013 4:23:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:

16. a globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible,
after fusion

18. bad luck




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[Dave Cunningham]

11 and 17 do not resenble any defs intended to get any votes at all --
hence might be the right defs.

Dave
(how's that for Barsian logic?)


On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:22:59 PM UTC-4, JohnnyB wrote:

> Here are 18 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 -
>
> Please note that all definitions have been rendered using UK spelling - or
> at least what Microsoft thinks is UK spelling - and thus may not be exactly
> what you sent
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 11:00 am on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in the UK
> 6:00 am on East Coast USA
> 3:00 am on West Coast USA
> 10:00 pm in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. magic, conjuring
>
> 2. [Can. Sl.] nothing; zero; zilch
>
> 3. a tracked vehicle for travelling over sand dunes
>
> 4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_
>
> 5. a game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams
> of nine boys or young men
>
> 6. computer programming methodology combining features of Joint
> Application Development (q.v.) and object-oriented programming (q.v.);
> originally derived from those terms
>
> 7. a carved embellishment on a piece of wooden furniture
>
> 8. a Jamaican religion brought by former slaves from West Africa. It
> centres on a divine essence that governs the Earth in a hierarchy that
> ranges in power from major deities to the spirits of individual streams,
> trees, and rocks
>
> 9. an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa
>
> 10. one of several styles of traditional Japanese fingernail painting
>
> 11. a bell-shaped yoke
>
> 12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India, seen
> as a
> harbinger of the monsoon
>
> 13. an East African throwing club or baton, esp. associated with Masai
> warriors, who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting
>
> 14. a five-stringed instrument often used in playing Zydeco music
>
> 15. a small drum; tambour
>
> 16. a globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible,
> after fusion
>
> 17. to travel; travelling
>
> 18. bad luck
>
>
>
>

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[Chris Carson]

I'll go for 11 and 17.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On May 28, 2013, at 4:22 PM, John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 18 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 -
>
> Please note that all definitions have been rendered using UK spelling - or at least what Microsoft thinks is UK spelling - and thus may not be exactly what you sent
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 11:00 am on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in the UK
> 6:00 am on East Coast USA
> 3:00 am on West Coast USA
> 10:00 pm in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. magic, conjuring
>
> 2. [Can. Sl.] nothing; zero; zilch
>
> 3. a tracked vehicle for travelling over sand dunes
>
> 4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_
>
> 5. a game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams
> of nine boys or young men
>
> 6. computer programming methodology combining features of Joint Application Development (q.v.) and object-oriented programming (q.v.); originally derived from those terms
>
> 7. a carved embellishment on a piece of wooden furniture
>
> 8. a Jamaican religion brought by former slaves from West Africa. It centres on a divine essence that governs the Earth in a hierarchy that ranges in power from major deities to the spirits of individual streams, trees, and rocks
>
> 9. an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa
>
> 10. one of several styles of traditional Japanese fingernail painting
>
> 11. a bell-shaped yoke
>
> 12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India, seen as a
> harbinger of the monsoon
>
> 13. an East African throwing club or baton, esp. associated with Masai warriors, who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting
>
> 14. a five-stringed instrument often used in playing Zydeco music
>
> 15. a small drum; tambour
>
> 16. a globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion
>
> 17. to travel; travelling
>
> 18. bad luck
>
>
>
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[Daniel Widdis]

Six of one, a dozen of the other.


6. computer programming methodology combining features of Joint Application
Development (q.v.) and object-oriented programming (q.v.); originally
derived from those terms

12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India, seen as
a harbinger of the monsoon


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[—Keith Hale—]

12 & 2, please

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 12, 18.

Guerri

On 5/28/2013 4:22 PM, John Barrs wrote:
>
> 12. the first full moon after the summer solstice in northern India,
> seen as a
> harbinger of the monsoon
>
> 18. bad luck

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[Millie Morgan]

I'll take the (possibly) likely 4 with the highly unlikely 10

4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_
10. one of several styles of traditional Japanese fingernail painting

Best wishes
Millie




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[Dodi Schultz]

> 4. an Indonesian pepper _Piper retrofactum_
and
> 17. to travel; travelling

seem sufficiently unbelievable.

—Dodi


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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 7 and 13.

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[Efrem Mallach]

Out of a few from India, I'll try 5 and 9.

Efrem

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On May 28, 2013, at 4:22 PM, John Barrs wrote:

> Here are 18 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 -
>
> Please note that all definitions have been rendered using UK spelling - or at least what Microsoft thinks is UK spelling - and thus may not be exactly what you sent
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 11:00 am on Thursday, 30 May 2013 in the UK
> 6:00 am on East Coast USA
> 3:00 am on West Coast USA
> 10:00 pm in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 5. a game popular in northern India and Pakistan played between two teams of nine boys or young men
>
> 9. an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa

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