View Full Version : [Dixonary] Rnd: 2448 Wrd: HEBRA Defs up - get voting
John Barrs
October 11th, 2013, 05:42 PM
Here are 16 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..
4:00 pm on Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 in the UK
11:00 am on East Coast USA
8:00 am on West Coast USA
8:00 am on 14 Oct in parts of Oz
New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.
1: the site of a famous siege in the Middle East or a reference to that
siege
2: an ambush
3: a series of symbolic body postures used in South Asian classical dancing
4: an association, society or group; often for worship and study [Heb.
_hebra_ or _hevra_ a group]
5: sacrifice of many rams; bath in blood of rams
6: a dialect of Gaelic formerly spoken in the Hebrides, particularly Skye,
Lewis and the Uists
7: a nocturnal rodent, about 12" (30cm) long, native to northern Africa
8: (Mining) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a
working drift
9: a region of diminished illumination as a result of partial occultation
10: the white inner skin of the banana
11: an implement used in the drawing of wire or lead-pipe
12: in the Samkhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of
nature (or gunas), manifested in material things as heaviness, darkness,
rigidity, and in the individual as fear, sloth, and indifference
13: [obs] a measure of distance, roughly 13 statute miles
14: an Algonquian chieftain
15: a genetically normal zebra that has failed to develop stripes, having
an overall tan-to-white coloration. [Coined from "horse" + "zebra".]
16: a basket, burlap bag, or wooden box lined with burlap for dry-curing
olives
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Judy Madnick
October 11th, 2013, 05:45 PM
I may as well get this over with. I'll vote for these two (very different!) definitions:
4: an association, society or group; often for worship and study [Heb. _hebra_ or _hevra_ a group]
7: a nocturnal rodent, about 12" (30cm) long, native to northern Africa
Judy Madnick
Albany, NY
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Jim Hart
October 11th, 2013, 06:23 PM
It appears that some overnight continental drift has shifted "parts of Oz"
and the international date line just to the left of California. It could
explain the Galapagos turtle on my doorstep this morning. I think I'll vote
on Sunday just in case we drift back again tonight.
Jim
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Steve Graham
October 11th, 2013, 07:41 PM
12 and 15 just because
Steve Graham
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No tree is too big for a short dog to lift his leg on
12: in the Samkhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of
nature (or gunas), manifested in material things as heaviness, darkness,
rigidity, and in the individual as fear, sloth, and indifference
15: a genetically normal zebra that has failed to develop stripes, having an
overall tan-to-white coloration. [Coined from "horse" + "zebra".]
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Dodi Schultz
October 11th, 2013, 07:45 PM
On 10/11/2013 6:42 PM, John Barrs wrote:
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 4:00 pm on Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 in the UK
> 11:00 am on East Coast USA
> 8:00 am on West Coast USA
> 8:00 am on 14 Oct in parts of Oz
I suspect that our Oz players had better vote Sunday night, since in the
part where they live, the deadline is 2 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., on Monday
the 14th.
I don't know where in Oz (or on Earth) it might be 8 a.m. on Monday . . .
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Daniel Widdis
October 11th, 2013, 08:02 PM
Do you have one of those world clocks on your wall that lets you instantly
check time zones? :)
As regards Oz, according to the Sci-Fi miniseries "Tin Man", time in the
"Outer Zone" (a parallel universe) proceeds differently than in our
current one.
One might hope the rules of Dixonary are similarly (mis)interpreted in
that universe as well.
Dan
On 10/11/13 5:45 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>On 10/11/2013 6:42 PM, John Barrs wrote:
>> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
>>to
>> this one), before the deadline..
>>
>> 4:00 pm on Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 in the UK
>> 11:00 am on East Coast USA
>> 8:00 am on West Coast USA
>> 8:00 am on 14 Oct in parts of Oz
>
>I suspect that our Oz players had better vote Sunday night, since in the
>part where they live, the deadline is 2 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., on
>Monday
>the 14th.
>
>I don't know where in Oz (or on Earth) it might be 8 a.m. on Monday . . .
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Daniel Widdis
October 11th, 2013, 08:04 PM
JohnnyB: Surely you've played this game long enough to know you're supposed
to include the real definition.
But in the interest of awarding points to fellow players (in spite of the
omission of the real one) I'll reward the authors of 4 (for etymology) and 9
(for science)
4: an association, society or group; often for worship and study [Heb.
_hebra_ or _hevra_ a group]
9: a region of diminished illumination as a result of partial occultation
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—Keith Hale—
October 12th, 2013, 03:47 AM
6 & 9, please.
-Keith-
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Tim Lodge
October 12th, 2013, 04:41 AM
I'll take the banana skin and the philosophic principles (but it's probably
the non-striped zebra).
10: the white inner skin of the banana
12: in the Samkhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of
nature (or gunas), manifested in material things as heaviness, darkness,
rigidity, and in the individual as fear, sloth, and indifference
-- Tim L
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John Barrs
October 12th, 2013, 04:47 AM
I am afraid that the expanding universe caught up with me rather late at
night. I am, of course, referring to a date a long time in the past when
the moon was further away and the days were longer. Apologies to those who
have to readjust their world to include real times in today's real(?)
world.
And in response to Dan's comment: sometimes I forget that I am a fan of
Edward Lear and Spike Milligan - made-up words are much more fun for the
the dealer and less likely to lead to DQ's
da dealah (whose word is law according to the rules)
this post is of course a distraction - see E. Lear
There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out, 'Who's afraid?'
Which distracted that virulent bull.
On 12 October 2013 00:23, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> It appears that some overnight continental drift has shifted "parts of Oz"
> and the international date line just to the left of California. It could
> explain the Galapagos turtle on my doorstep this morning. I think I'll vote
> on Sunday just in case we drift back again tonight.
>
> Jim
>
>
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Guerri Stevens
October 12th, 2013, 05:35 AM
I vote for 9 and 16.
Guerri
On 10/11/2013 6:42 PM, John Barrs wrote:
>
> 9: a region of diminished illumination as a result of partial occultation
>
> 16: a basket, burlap bag, or wooden box lined with burlap for
> dry-curing olives
>
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Millie Morgan
October 12th, 2013, 07:30 AM
I just peeled a banana and had a good look ... must say I couldn't see any hebra
(but I still like the concept)
Or of course it could be an ambush.
10: the white inner skin of the banana
2: an ambush
Best wishes,
Millie
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France International/Mike Shefler
October 12th, 2013, 10:26 AM
I'll go for 2 and 10.
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Efrem Mallach
October 12th, 2013, 11:17 AM
I'll try the Asian ones, 3 and 12, for lack of any real inspiration. (Not that my version of real inspiration has been all that useful in the past.)
Efrem
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On Oct 11, 2013, at 6:42 PM, John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 16 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..
>
> 4:00 pm on Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 in the UK
> 11:00 am on East Coast USA
> 8:00 am on West Coast USA
> 8:00 am on 14 Oct in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
>
> 3: a series of symbolic body postures used in South Asian classical dancing
>
> 12: in the Samkhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of nature (or gunas), manifested in material things as heaviness, darkness, rigidity, and in the individual as fear, sloth, and indifference
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EnDash@aol.com
October 12th, 2013, 11:21 AM
I'll take numbers 5 and 6
In a message dated 10/11/2013 6:42:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:
5: sacrifice of many rams; bath in blood of rams
6: a dialect of Gaelic formerly spoken in the Hebrides, particularly Skye,
Lewis and the Uists
-- Dick Weltz
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Tim B
October 12th, 2013, 11:39 AM
15 and 16, please.
Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.
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Jim Hart
October 12th, 2013, 05:16 PM
I'll go for banana philosophy: 10 and 12
Jim
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Dodi Schultz
October 12th, 2013, 10:32 PM
How about the unlikely
> 2: an ambush
and
> 9: a region of diminished illumination as a result of partial occultation
—Dodi
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Tony Abell
October 13th, 2013, 11:52 AM
This is very late, but just in case: 2 and 15:
> 2: an ambush
> 15: a genetically normal zebra that has failed to develop stripes, having
> an overall tan-to-white coloration. [Coined from "horse" + "zebra".]
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Nancy Shepherdson
October 13th, 2013, 04:02 PM
Heck if I know. 11 and 12, then.
Nancy
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