nancy shepherdson
May 23rd, 2014, 12:11 AM
I'll take the unpopular 2 and 13. 14 is way too Barrs-like and he's
dealing.
Nancy
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:56 PM, <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:
> Today's topic summary
>
> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/dixonary/topics
>
> - Round 2511 Vote for LOYS <#14625b8e388b9182_group_thread_0> [11
> Updates]
>
> Round 2511 Vote for LOYS<http://groups.google.com/group/dixonary/t/867bdbdd470403e1>
>
> John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 01:03PM +0100
>
> Apologies for delay in posting - this household has got a nasty virus
> bug
> - like a very bad cough but I am now into my seventh week - it leaves
> us
> all with no energy and very difficult to motivate ourselves to do
> anything
>
> Here are 18 definitions for LOYS. 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..
> Midnight on Friday, 23 May 2014 in the UK 7:00 pm on 22 May East Coast
> USA
> 4:00 pm on 22 May West Coast USA 9:00 am on Saturday in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 1. [Obs. rare] some kind of stone
>
> 2. pride
>
> 3. coloured rings of light seen around a light source as a result of
> diffraction or scattering, sometimes experienced by wearers of contact
> lenses
>
> 4. [obs] Workman's jeans with reinforced threads and extra nails
>
> 5. allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other
> religious house for the sustenance of such of the king`s servants as
> he may
> designate to receive it
>
> 6. _arch._ an interjection. (see _oyez_)
>
> 7. supercooled precipitation, usually forming as freezing rain or
> freezing drizzle
>
> 8. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness
> or
> exhaustion)
>
> 9. abrupt; terse
>
> 10. a period of stagnation
>
> 11. post-fermentation dregs
>
> 12. [arch] a body of laws
>
> 13. geological features on the surface of the Moon and Mars that
> appear to
> resemble man-made structures (< Maarten van Loys, Dutch astronomer,
> 1690-1752)
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a
> suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular venue in which the agreement was executed
>
> 15. a slang term for drivers who try to bypass a traffic jam by
> driving in
> the breakdown lane or along the shoulder
>
> 16. good for nothing, worthless, obs.
>
> 17. [Obs.] wizened; decrepit
>
> 18. a lavender-coloured semi-precious gemstone mainly found in Western
> Australia
>
>
>
>
> Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> May 22 08:26AM -0400
>
> I'm sure you meant Friday, 23 May for those US times, yes?
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
>
> On 5/22/2014 8:03 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
>
>
>
> "Judy Madnick" <jmadnick (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 05:34AM -0700
>
> If I don't vote now, I'm liable to forget...just like I forgot to send
> a definition. :-(
>
> 4 and 5, please.
>
> Judy Madnick
> Albany, NY
>
>
>
>
> Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> May 22 05:37AM -0700
>
> 12 and 14 in honor of the Normans who gave us a bunch of strange legal
> terms.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:03:07 AM UTC-4, JohnnyB wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> "Steve Graham" <sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 05:56AM -0700
>
> 5 and 14 please
>
>
>
> Steve Graham
>
>
>
> 5. allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other
> religious house for the sustenance of such of the king`s servants as he may
> designate to receive it
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular venue in which the agreement was executed
>
>
>
>
> Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> May 22 09:20AM -0400
>
> I vote for 5 and 14.
>
> Guerri
>
> On 5/22/2014 8:03 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
>
>
>
> EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com May 22 10:11AM -0400
>
> Numbers 3 and 14 for me, please.
>
>
>
> 3. coloured rings of light seen around a light source as a result of
> diffraction or scattering, sometimes experienced by wearers of contact
> lenses
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a
> suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a
> defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular
> venue in which the agreement was executed
>
>
> -- Dick Weltz
>
>
>
>
> John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 03:37PM +0100
>
> 23rd May -- yes - and sorry - 9 hours would be rather a short time
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "—Keith Hale—" <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 11:20AM -0500
>
> I should like my votes to go to numbers 3 & 13. Cheers!
> -Keith-
>
>
>
>
> France International/Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> May 22
> 01:27PM -0400
>
> I'll go with 3 and 18.
>
>
>
>
> Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perFact (DOT) info> May 22 08:06PM +0200
>
> Hi John,
>
> Too bad that you're feeling under the weather. I hope you
> decontaminated
> your mail before spreading it to the group?
>
> My votes are for 13 & 17, the decrepit geological features.
>
> > appear to resemble man-made structures (< Maarten van Loys, Dutch
> > astronomer, 1690-1752)
>
> > 17. [Obs.] wizened; decrepit
>
> Cheers,
> Hugo
>
>
>
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dealing.
Nancy
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 3:56 PM, <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:
> Today's topic summary
>
> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/dixonary/topics
>
> - Round 2511 Vote for LOYS <#14625b8e388b9182_group_thread_0> [11
> Updates]
>
> Round 2511 Vote for LOYS<http://groups.google.com/group/dixonary/t/867bdbdd470403e1>
>
> John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 01:03PM +0100
>
> Apologies for delay in posting - this household has got a nasty virus
> bug
> - like a very bad cough but I am now into my seventh week - it leaves
> us
> all with no energy and very difficult to motivate ourselves to do
> anything
>
> Here are 18 definitions for LOYS. 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..
> Midnight on Friday, 23 May 2014 in the UK 7:00 pm on 22 May East Coast
> USA
> 4:00 pm on 22 May West Coast USA 9:00 am on Saturday in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 1. [Obs. rare] some kind of stone
>
> 2. pride
>
> 3. coloured rings of light seen around a light source as a result of
> diffraction or scattering, sometimes experienced by wearers of contact
> lenses
>
> 4. [obs] Workman's jeans with reinforced threads and extra nails
>
> 5. allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other
> religious house for the sustenance of such of the king`s servants as
> he may
> designate to receive it
>
> 6. _arch._ an interjection. (see _oyez_)
>
> 7. supercooled precipitation, usually forming as freezing rain or
> freezing drizzle
>
> 8. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness
> or
> exhaustion)
>
> 9. abrupt; terse
>
> 10. a period of stagnation
>
> 11. post-fermentation dregs
>
> 12. [arch] a body of laws
>
> 13. geological features on the surface of the Moon and Mars that
> appear to
> resemble man-made structures (< Maarten van Loys, Dutch astronomer,
> 1690-1752)
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a
> suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular venue in which the agreement was executed
>
> 15. a slang term for drivers who try to bypass a traffic jam by
> driving in
> the breakdown lane or along the shoulder
>
> 16. good for nothing, worthless, obs.
>
> 17. [Obs.] wizened; decrepit
>
> 18. a lavender-coloured semi-precious gemstone mainly found in Western
> Australia
>
>
>
>
> Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> May 22 08:26AM -0400
>
> I'm sure you meant Friday, 23 May for those US times, yes?
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
>
> On 5/22/2014 8:03 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
>
>
>
> "Judy Madnick" <jmadnick (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 05:34AM -0700
>
> If I don't vote now, I'm liable to forget...just like I forgot to send
> a definition. :-(
>
> 4 and 5, please.
>
> Judy Madnick
> Albany, NY
>
>
>
>
> Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> May 22 05:37AM -0700
>
> 12 and 14 in honor of the Normans who gave us a bunch of strange legal
> terms.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Thursday, May 22, 2014 8:03:07 AM UTC-4, JohnnyB wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> "Steve Graham" <sdsgraham (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 05:56AM -0700
>
> 5 and 14 please
>
>
>
> Steve Graham
>
>
>
> 5. allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other
> religious house for the sustenance of such of the king`s servants as he may
> designate to receive it
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular venue in which the agreement was executed
>
>
>
>
> Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> May 22 09:20AM -0400
>
> I vote for 5 and 14.
>
> Guerri
>
> On 5/22/2014 8:03 AM, John Barrs wrote:
>
>
>
>
> EnDash (AT) aol (DOT) com May 22 10:11AM -0400
>
> Numbers 3 and 14 for me, please.
>
>
>
> 3. coloured rings of light seen around a light source as a result of
> diffraction or scattering, sometimes experienced by wearers of contact
> lenses
>
> 14. a legal doctrine mandating a decision in favor of the plaintiff in
> a
> suit involving a contract dispute if any element of a
> defendant-drafted
> agreement is of questionable legality at the time of signing in the
> particular
> venue in which the agreement was executed
>
>
> -- Dick Weltz
>
>
>
>
> John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 03:37PM +0100
>
> 23rd May -- yes - and sorry - 9 hours would be rather a short time
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "—Keith Hale—" <thoughtstorms (AT) gmail (DOT) com> May 22 11:20AM -0500
>
> I should like my votes to go to numbers 3 & 13. Cheers!
> -Keith-
>
>
>
>
> France International/Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> May 22
> 01:27PM -0400
>
> I'll go with 3 and 18.
>
>
>
>
> Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perFact (DOT) info> May 22 08:06PM +0200
>
> Hi John,
>
> Too bad that you're feeling under the weather. I hope you
> decontaminated
> your mail before spreading it to the group?
>
> My votes are for 13 & 17, the decrepit geological features.
>
> > appear to resemble man-made structures (< Maarten van Loys, Dutch
> > astronomer, 1690-1752)
>
> > 17. [Obs.] wizened; decrepit
>
> Cheers,
> Hugo
>
>
>
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