[Dixonary] Vote for RAB

[Jim Hart]

You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of
definitions for RAB.
Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday
5 pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern
Americas, et cetera.

1. _Obs._ a raven

2. [Scots] to vituperate or abuse.

3. _sl_ a teacher (dim. of _rabbi_)

4. any thinly-sliced smoked meat or fish.

5. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm

6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.

7. (Aust) an extremely enthusiastic sports fan

8. nickname for Regulus A Black in Harry Potter

9. person who maintains rhythm in church choir.

10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster

11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.

12. A reinforced tape used to repair tears in parachute fabric.

13. unit of weight equal to one-eighth of an oka (approx. 5.5oz/155g).

14. a measure of tensile strength, use mainly for ropes and fishing line

15. a leafy herb used in salads, stews, etc.; also called swamp lettuce.

16. _Nautical_ A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees.

17. a leafy plant, commonly found around the coastline of Britain, used
as a vegetable.

18. A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the
place where produced.

19. Raw acidic bisulphur, an agent used by terrorists and guerilla
fighters to produce cheap explosives.

20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear
an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.





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[Judy Madnick]

I was afraid of that. I am a DQ -- which is very unusual. :-)

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Dave Cunningham]

5 and 6 as being closely related ...

Dave


On Monday, December 2, 2013 5:26:44 PM UTC-5, Jim Hart wrote:

>
> You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of
> definitions for RAB.
> Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
> Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday
> 5 pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern
> Americas, et cetera.
>
> 1. _Obs._ a raven
>
> 2. [Scots] to vituperate or abuse.
>
> 3. _sl_ a teacher (dim. of _rabbi_)
>
> 4. any thinly-sliced smoked meat or fish.
>
> 5. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm
>
> 6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.
>
> 7. (Aust) an extremely enthusiastic sports fan
>
> 8. nickname for Regulus A Black in Harry Potter
>
> 9. person who maintains rhythm in church choir.
>
> 10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster
>
> 11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.
>
> 12. A reinforced tape used to repair tears in parachute fabric.
>
> 13. unit of weight equal to one-eighth of an oka (approx. 5.5oz/155g).
>
> 14. a measure of tensile strength, use mainly for ropes and fishing line
>
> 15. a leafy herb used in salads, stews, etc.; also called swamp lettuce.
>
> 16. _Nautical_ A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the
> trestletrees.
>
> 17. a leafy plant, commonly found around the coastline of Britain, used
> as a vegetable.
>
> 18. A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the
> place where produced.
>
> 19. Raw acidic bisulphur, an agent used by terrorists and guerilla
> fighters to produce cheap explosives.
>
> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear
> an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Jim,

I think I was one of the last to submit a definition, so let me be one
of the first to vote.

> 2. [Scots] to vituperate or abuse.

> 6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.

Cheers,
Hugo

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[Millie Morgan]

I'll go for 1 and 15 thanks Jim


> 1. _Obs._ a raven
> 15. a leafy herb used in salads, stews, etc.; also called swamp lettuce.

Best wishes,
Millie


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[—Keith Hale—]

2 & 7 for me, if you please.
-Keith-


On 2 December 2013 16:26, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of
> definitions for RAB.
> Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
> Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday 5
> pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern
> Americas, et cetera.
>
> 1. _Obs._ a raven
>
> 2. [Scots] to vituperate or abuse.
>
> 3. _sl_ a teacher (dim. of _rabbi_)
>
> 4. any thinly-sliced smoked meat or fish.
>
> 5. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm
>
> 6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.
>
> 7. (Aust) an extremely enthusiastic sports fan
>
> 8. nickname for Regulus A Black in Harry Potter
>
> 9. person who maintains rhythm in church choir.
>
> 10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster
>
> 11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.
>
> 12. A reinforced tape used to repair tears in parachute fabric.
>
> 13. unit of weight equal to one-eighth of an oka (approx. 5.5oz/155g).
>
> 14. a measure of tensile strength, use mainly for ropes and fishing line
>
> 15. a leafy herb used in salads, stews, etc.; also called swamp lettuce.
>
> 16. _Nautical_ A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the
> trestletrees.
>
> 17. a leafy plant, commonly found around the coastline of Britain, used
> as a vegetable.
>
> 18. A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the
> place where produced.
>
> 19. Raw acidic bisulphur, an agent used by terrorists and guerilla
> fighters to produce cheap explosives.
>
> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear
> an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.
>
>
>
>
>
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[John Barrs]

#9 and #10- as being more-or-less the same thing <gdr>

JohnnyB


9. person who maintains rhythm in church choir.
>
> 10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster
>

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 9.

Guerri

On 12/2/2013 5:26 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
>
> 6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.
>
> 9. person who maintains rhythm in church choir.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll take the raven and the unit of weight:

1. _Obs._ a raven

13. unit of weight equal to one-eighth of an oka (approx. 5.5oz/155g).

-- Tim L


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[Tim B]

5 and 7, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

It's gotta be animal or vegetable so I'll go with 4 and 15.

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[Daniel Widdis]

I¹ll take 1 and 3 please.

On 12/2/13, 2:26 PM, Jim Hart wrote:


> 1. _Obs._ a raven
>
> 3. _sl_ a teacher (dim. of _rabbi_)


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[Glen Boswell]

>
> I'm going to go for 18 and 20 this time.


Cheers

Glen

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[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll go for numbers 5 and 6.

In a message dated 12/2/2013 5:26:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:



5. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm

6. to talk at length on a trivial subject.



-- Dick Weltz


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[Dodi Schultz]

My probably wrong guesses are:

> 3. _sl_ a teacher (dim. of _rabbi_)
and

> 10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster

—Dodi


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[Tony Abell]

I'm going into the woods with this one: 10 and 20.

> 10. a wooden beater used for mixing mortar or plaster

> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear
> an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.





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[Efrem Mallach]

Having absolutely no clue, I put RAB to a vote of the students in my Tuesday-Thursday afternoon class today (after explaining what it's about and confirming that none of them knew the word). Each of the twelve students voted for two definitions. #11 was the class favorite with four votes. Nos. 6, 10 and 20 tied for second place with three each. I told them I'd pick one of those three as my second vote. Since I like #20 - if there isn't a word for that concept, there ought to be - my votes are 11 and 20.

I also promised them I'd report back in Thursday's class.

Efrem

P.S. I think this qualifies as a "whatever" in the sense of the second line below.

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On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of definitions for RAB.
> Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
> Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday 5 pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern Americas, et cetera.
>
> 11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.
>
> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.

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[Dodi Schultz]

And the presumed subject of the course is: ?


On 12/3/2013 10:51 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
> Having absolutely no clue, I put RAB to a vote of the students in my Tuesday-Thursday afternoon class today (after explaining what it's about and confirming that none of them knew the word). Each of the twelve students voted for two definitions. #11 was the class favorite with four votes. Nos. 6, 10 and 20 tied for second place with three each. I told them I'd pick one of those three as my second vote. Since I like #20 - if there isn't a word for that concept, there ought to be - my votes are 11 and 20.
>
> I also promised them I'd report back in Thursday's class.
>
> Efrem
>
> P.S. I think this qualifies as a "whatever" in the sense of the second line below.
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>> You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of definitions for RAB.
>> Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
>> Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday 5 pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern Americas, et cetera.
>>
>> 11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.
>>
>> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.

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[Efrem Mallach]

I'm in the Computer Information Systems department of the business school. We had a light day content-wise.

Efrem

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On Dec 3, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

> And the presumed subject of the course is: ?
>
>
> On 12/3/2013 10:51 PM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>> Having absolutely no clue, I put RAB to a vote of the students in my Tuesday-Thursday afternoon class today (after explaining what it's about and confirming that none of them knew the word). Each of the twelve students voted for two definitions. #11 was the class favorite with four votes. Nos. 6, 10 and 20 tied for second place with three each. I told them I'd pick one of those three as my second vote. Since I like #20 - if there isn't a word for that concept, there ought to be - my votes are 11 and 20.
>>
>> I also promised them I'd report back in Thursday's class.
>>
>> Efrem
>>
>> P.S. I think this qualifies as a "whatever" in the sense of the second line below.
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>>> You came through as I knew you would and we now have a score of definitions for RAB.
>>> Pick the two you like best, or that you think might be true, or whatever.
>>> Cast your votes by public reply before the voting deadline of Wednesday 5 pm my time which is variously 6am in the UK and 1 am in the eastern Americas, et cetera.
>>>
>>> 11. a steel wedge driven in to a wooden joint to lock it.
>>>
>>> 20. a small piece removed from a length of timber to enable it to clear an obstruction, e.g. a pipe or cable.
>
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