[Dixonary] Round 2417 ... and it's HOLAGOGUE voting time

[Millie Morgan]

And now, here are our 19 disconcerting definitions for HOLAGOGUE, only one
of
which came from a dictionary.

Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
before the deadline:

11:00pm Sun 23/6 Melb.
6:00am Sun 23/6 PDT
8:00am Sun 23/6 CDT
9:00am Sun 23/6 EDT
2:00pm Sun 23/6 BST


Best wishes
Millie

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** HOLAGOGUE **


1: A piano tuner

2: An insurrectionist

3: Evil; bad; baffling

4: a circular argument

5: A skydiving enthusiast

6: A eloquent or cunning sorcerer

7: a person who teaches by example

8: An entertainer, jester, or commedian

9: conductor of souls to the underworld

10: teacher or patron of poets and poetry

11: [Obs.] a medicine reputed to expel all morbid humours

12: one who subscribes to holistic views of human activities

13: the trainer and presenter of the dancing bear in traveling shows

14: A moral fable, especially one having inanimate objects as characters

15: A deceased leader whose name is invoked to inspire his/her followers

16: a garden area used for prayer, usually including a fountain or other
water feature

17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
comparing the universe to a single word

18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few
occasional words, thus commanding their attention

19: a type of rein used to encourage the horse to raise the neck, free the
shoulders and engage the hocks, so that it may develop the correct muscles
for a rounded outline

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 17.

Guerri

On 6/22/2013 3:05 AM, Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 2: An insurrectionist
>
> 17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
> comparing the universe to a single word

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[Judy Madnick]

14: A moral fable, especially one having inanimate objects as characters

16: a garden area used for prayer, usually including a fountain or other
water feature

Judy Madnick

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[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 4 as being short of short.


Dave

On Saturday, June 22, 2013 3:05:12 AM UTC-4, Millie Morgan wrote:

> And now, here are our 19 disconcerting definitions for HOLAGOGUE, only one
> of
> which came from a dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 11:00pm Sun 23/6 Melb.
> 6:00am Sun 23/6 PDT
> 8:00am Sun 23/6 CDT
> 9:00am Sun 23/6 EDT
> 2:00pm Sun 23/6 BST
>
>
> Best wishes
> Millie
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> ** HOLAGOGUE **
>
>
> 1: A piano tuner
>
> 2: An insurrectionist
>
> 3: Evil; bad; baffling
>
> 4: a circular argument
>
> 5: A skydiving enthusiast
>
> 6: A eloquent or cunning sorcerer
>
> 7: a person who teaches by example
>
> 8: An entertainer, jester, or commedian
>
> 9: conductor of souls to the underworld
>
> 10: teacher or patron of poets and poetry
>
> 11: [Obs.] a medicine reputed to expel all morbid humours
>
> 12: one who subscribes to holistic views of human activities
>
> 13: the trainer and presenter of the dancing bear in traveling shows
>
> 14: A moral fable, especially one having inanimate objects as characters
>
> 15: A deceased leader whose name is invoked to inspire his/her followers
>
> 16: a garden area used for prayer, usually including a fountain or other
> water feature
>
> 17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
> comparing the universe to a single word
>
> 18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few
> occasional words, thus commanding their attention
>
> 19: a type of rein used to encourage the horse to raise the neck, free the
> shoulders and engage the hocks, so that it may develop the correct
> muscles
> for a rounded outline
>
>

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 6 and 13.

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[EnDash@aol.com]

I vote for numbers 4 and 17

-- Dick Weltz


4: a circular argument

17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
comparing the universe to a single word


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[Steve Graham]

I'll take 1 and 11

Steve Graham

No tree is too big for a short dog to lift his leg on

1: A piano tuner

11: [Obs.] a medicine reputed to expel all morbid humours


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[—Keith Hale—]

11 & 14, please!
On 22 Jun 2013 02:04, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> And now, here are our 19 disconcerting definitions for HOLAGOGUE, only one
> of
> which came from a dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 11:00pm Sun 23/6 Melb.
> 6:00am Sun 23/6 PDT
> 8:00am Sun 23/6 CDT
> 9:00am Sun 23/6 EDT
> 2:00pm Sun 23/6 BST
>
>
> Best wishes
> Millie
>
> ------------------------------**----------
>
> ** HOLAGOGUE **
>
>
> 1: A piano tuner
>
> 2: An insurrectionist
>
> 3: Evil; bad; baffling
>
> 4: a circular argument
>
> 5: A skydiving enthusiast
>
> 6: A eloquent or cunning sorcerer
>
> 7: a person who teaches by example
>
> 8: An entertainer, jester, or commedian
>
> 9: conductor of souls to the underworld
>
> 10: teacher or patron of poets and poetry
>
> 11: [Obs.] a medicine reputed to expel all morbid humours
>
> 12: one who subscribes to holistic views of human activities
>
> 13: the trainer and presenter of the dancing bear in traveling shows
>
> 14: A moral fable, especially one having inanimate objects as characters
>
> 15: A deceased leader whose name is invoked to inspire his/her followers
>
> 16: a garden area used for prayer, usually including a fountain or other
> water feature
>
> 17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
> comparing the universe to a single word
>
> 18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few
> occasional words, thus commanding their attention
>
> 19: a type of rein used to encourage the horse to raise the neck, free the
> shoulders and engage the hocks, so that it may develop the correct muscles
> for a rounded outline
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[Chris Carson]

I'll go for 7 and 15.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 22, 2013, at 3:05 AM, "Millie Morgan" <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> And now, here are our 19 disconcerting definitions for HOLAGOGUE, only one of
> which came from a dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 11:00pm Sun 23/6 Melb.
> 6:00am Sun 23/6 PDT
> 8:00am Sun 23/6 CDT
> 9:00am Sun 23/6 EDT
> 2:00pm Sun 23/6 BST
>
>
> Best wishes
> Millie
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> ** HOLAGOGUE **
>
>
> 1: A piano tuner
>
> 2: An insurrectionist
>
> 3: Evil; bad; baffling
>
> 4: a circular argument
>
> 5: A skydiving enthusiast
>
> 6: A eloquent or cunning sorcerer
>
> 7: a person who teaches by example
>
> 8: An entertainer, jester, or commedian
>
> 9: conductor of souls to the underworld
>
> 10: teacher or patron of poets and poetry
>
> 11: [Obs.] a medicine reputed to expel all morbid humours
>
> 12: one who subscribes to holistic views of human activities
>
> 13: the trainer and presenter of the dancing bear in traveling shows
>
> 14: A moral fable, especially one having inanimate objects as characters
>
> 15: A deceased leader whose name is invoked to inspire his/her followers
>
> 16: a garden area used for prayer, usually including a fountain or other water feature
>
> 17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device comparing the universe to a single word
>
> 18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few occasional words, thus commanding their attention
>
> 19: a type of rein used to encourage the horse to raise the neck, free the shoulders and engage the hocks, so that it may develop the correct muscles for a rounded outline
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[Efrem Mallach]

I think it's a person, though that doesn't narrow it down enough. Of those, I'll try 7 and 13 (for creativity).

(I like 18 too, that concept needs a word, but I don't believe it.)

Efrem

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On Jun 22, 2013, at 3:05 AM, Millie Morgan wrote:

> And now, here are our 19 disconcerting definitions for HOLAGOGUE, only one of
> which came from a dictionary.
>
> Please send your votes for two of them by public reply to this message
> before the deadline:
>
> 11:00pm Sun 23/6 Melb.
> 6:00am Sun 23/6 PDT
> 8:00am Sun 23/6 CDT
> 9:00am Sun 23/6 EDT
> 2:00pm Sun 23/6 BST
>
>
> Best wishes
> Millie
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> ** HOLAGOGUE **
>
>
> 7: a person who teaches by example
>
> 13: the trainer and presenter of the dancing bear in traveling shows
>
> 18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few occasional words, thus commanding their attention

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[Glen Boswell]

It's gonna have to be 14 and 15 this time, I'm afraid.

Cheers

Glen

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[Dodi Schultz]

Weird word. My wild guesses:

> 2: An insurrectionist

and

> 17: a rhetorical device or the person using such a rhetorical device
> comparing the universe to a single word

—Dodi

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[Daniel Widdis]

I don't believe any of them, so I'll go with the unlikely 1 and the
misspelled 8.

On 6/22/13 12:05 AM, Millie Morgan wrote:
>1: A piano tuner
>
> 8: An entertainer, jester, or commedian


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[mvgrieco@cs.com]

My votes go to:
7: a person who teaches by example
and
18: a speaker who holds the attention of a crowd by mumbling a few
ccasional words, thus commanding their attention
-Matthew Grieco

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