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Millie Morgan
March 22nd, 2014, 07:19 PM
Here are 18 definitions of "sewel" for your consideration, 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:

10:00pm Mon 24/3 Melb AEDT
4:00am Mon 24/3 PDT
6:00am Mon 24/3 CDT
7:00am Mon 24/3 EDT
11:00am Mon 24/3 GMT
12 noon Mon 24/3 CET



Happy voting,
Millie

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1: A burden

2: a scarecrow

3: an ornate button

4: A heavy woolen fabric

5: [OE] a lacemaker (also _soule_ )

6: a state of indecision or confusion

7: Grass growing on brackish wetlands

8: seal or insignia on a counterfeit document

9: a curved knife used for gutting and cleaning fish

10: paper made from the fibre taken from reeds or cat-tails

11: A steel stake with swivel used to tie out horses in a pasture

12: To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
[Obs.]

13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
angles

14: an artificial gemstone sewn on to a garment as a decoration, usually in
multiples

15: husks and other waste material from the autolysis of yeast extract
compounds such as Vegemite

16: A wooden pin used to secure a joint between two pieces of wood by
driving it into a hole drilled through the joint

17: a post at the turning point of a staircase with a central well which has
a rounded or decorated knob at both ends [see also _newel_]

18: Hist._ 1. an attendant at a meal who superintended the arrangement of
the table, the seating of the guests, and the tasting and serving of the
dishes. 2. until the 15th c. the designation of an officer of the Royal
Household.











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Judy Madnick
March 22nd, 2014, 08:19 PM
3: an ornate button

14: an artificial gemstone sewn on to a garment as a decoration, usually in
multiples


Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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Steve Graham
March 22nd, 2014, 08:41 PM
17 and 18 please

Steve Graham
The first task of an editor is to save the writer from him- or herself, no
matter how painful the process.

17: a post at the turning point of a staircase with a central well which has
a rounded or decorated knob at both ends [see also _newel_]

18: Hist._ 1. an attendant at a meal who superintended the arrangement of
the table, the seating of the guests, and the tasting and serving of the
dishes. 2. until the 15th c. the designation of an officer of the Royal
Household.



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--Keith Hale--
March 22nd, 2014, 09:20 PM
5 & 6, please!
-Keith-

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Daniel Widdis
March 22nd, 2014, 11:00 PM
I'll take two defs in one with 18. And 9 because I'm hungry.

On 3/22/14, 5:19 PM, Millie Morgan wrote:
> 9: a curved knife used for gutting and cleaning fish
>
> 18: Hist._ 1. an attendant at a meal who superintended the arrangement
> of the table, the seating of the guests, and the tasting and serving
> of the dishes. 2. until the 15th c. the designation of an officer of
> the Royal Household.

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Tim Lodge
March 23rd, 2014, 05:02 AM
I'll tale the cat-tail paper and the historic servant, 10 and 18, please.

10: paper made from the fibre taken from reeds or cat-tails

18: Hist._ 1. an attendant at a meal who superintended the arrangement of
the table, the seating of the guests, and the tasting and serving of the
dishes. 2. until the 15th c. the designation of an officer of the Royal
Household.

-- Tim L

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Guerri Stevens
March 23rd, 2014, 05:31 AM
I vote for 12 and 16.

Guerri

On 3/22/2014 8:19 PM, Millie Morgan wrote:
>
> 12: To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
> [Obs.]
>
> 16: A wooden pin used to secure a joint between two pieces of wood by
> driving it into a hole drilled through the joint

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Tim B
March 23rd, 2014, 06:46 AM
11 and 17, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Dave Cunningham
March 23rd, 2014, 07:00 AM
11 and 18 -- per vox pop I suppose here, though I like the servant bit ...

Dave


On Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:19:55 PM UTC-4, Millie Morgan wrote:

> Here are 18 definitions of "sewel" for your consideration, 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:
>
> 10:00pm Mon 24/3 Melb AEDT
> 4:00am Mon 24/3 PDT
> 6:00am Mon 24/3 CDT
> 7:00am Mon 24/3 EDT
> 11:00am Mon 24/3 GMT
> 12 noon Mon 24/3 CET
>
>
>
> Happy voting,
> Millie
>
> --------------------
>
>
> 1: A burden
>
> 2: a scarecrow
>
> 3: an ornate button
>
> 4: A heavy woolen fabric
>
> 5: [OE] a lacemaker (also _soule_ )
>
> 6: a state of indecision or confusion
>
> 7: Grass growing on brackish wetlands
>
> 8: seal or insignia on a counterfeit document
>
> 9: a curved knife used for gutting and cleaning fish
>
> 10: paper made from the fibre taken from reeds or cat-tails
>
> 11: A steel stake with swivel used to tie out horses in a pasture
>
> 12: To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
> [Obs.]
>
> 13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
> angles
>
> 14: an artificial gemstone sewn on to a garment as a decoration, usually
> in
> multiples
>
> 15: husks and other waste material from the autolysis of yeast extract
> compounds such as Vegemite
>
> 16: A wooden pin used to secure a joint between two pieces of wood by
> driving it into a hole drilled through the joint
>
> 17: a post at the turning point of a staircase with a central well which
> has
> a rounded or decorated knob at both ends [see also _newel_]
>
> 18: Hist._ 1. an attendant at a meal who superintended the arrangement of
> the table, the seating of the guests, and the tasting and serving of the
> dishes. 2. until the 15th c. the designation of an officer of the Royal
> Household.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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EnDash@aol.com
March 23rd, 2014, 08:47 AM
I will try numbers 13 and 15.



13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
angles

15: husks and other waste material from the autolysis of yeast extract
compounds such as Vegemite

-- Dick Weltz








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France International/Mike Shefler
March 23rd, 2014, 10:07 AM
I'll go for 2 and 13.

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John Barrs
March 23rd, 2014, 10:29 AM
Well, well; what a selection

I'll opt for two of the countryside ones, #2 and #13

JohnnyB



2: a scarecrow
>
> 13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
> angles
>
>

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Christopher Carson
March 23rd, 2014, 11:37 AM
7 and 13 for me this time.

Chris

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Efrem Mallach
March 23rd, 2014, 05:18 PM
Can't say I like any of them a whole lot - but I'll try the wiggly ones, 11 and 12.

Efrem

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On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:19 PM, Millie Morgan <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 18 definitions of "sewel" for your consideration, 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:
>
> 10:00pm Mon 24/3 Melb AEDT
> 4:00am Mon 24/3 PDT
> 6:00am Mon 24/3 CDT
> 7:00am Mon 24/3 EDT
> 11:00am Mon 24/3 GMT
> 12 noon Mon 24/3 CET
>
>
>
> Happy voting,
> Millie
>
> --------------------
>
>
> 11: A steel stake with swivel used to tie out horses in a pasture
>
> 12: To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate. [Obs.]

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Dodi Schultz
March 23rd, 2014, 08:15 PM
I don't believe any of them this time around, but I'll try

> 7: Grass growing on brackish wetlands
and
> 13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
> angles

--Dodi


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Jim Hart
March 23rd, 2014, 09:13 PM
Let's try 2 and 7

Jim


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Tony Abell
March 23rd, 2014, 09:32 PM
For unlikely and plausible I'll take 1 and 13 this time:

> 1: A burden

> 13: an obstacle on an eventing course consisting of two fences at right
> angles







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