[Dixonary] RHAMPHOID defs

[Dave Cunningham]

Kindly vote for two hereof without referring to any dictionary before 9
p.m. EDT on Thursday 17 July. All errors are the fault of the dealer.


1. having a skin covered with scales.
2. An underarm growth.
3. hook-beak-shaped.
4. of a ribbon-like shape.
5. folded or creased at an angle.
6. Hornlike, especially in shape.
7. Having a branched structure.
8. Of a metal: that has had the mercury extracted.
9. Relating to or resembling a Buddhist cremation ritual.
10. a member of the family of plants related to the onion.
11. [Math] a beak-shaped interaction of two curves. [Gk ῥάμϕος (rhamphos)
= beak + oid]
12. any of a number of primitive organisms found growing in semi-darkness
on the underside of rocks and stones.
13. _Med._ homozygous for the presence or absence of the Rh factor.
14. (Med) Pertaining to the terminal bronchioles of the lungs.
15. A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or
degeneracy.
16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of
development.
17. a three-dimensional shape with a rhomboidal cross-section and the
remaining two surfaces parallel. Often used of a tile or brick.
18. A kind of fever that is the final and invariably fatal stage of the
marthambles, a fictitious disease devised by one Dr Tufts (fl. 1675) to
frighten patients into paying for his useless nostrums.

No actual overt DQs!

Dave

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[Judy Madnick]

3. hook-beak-shaped.
11. [Math] a beak-shaped interaction of two curves. [Gk ??µ??? (rhamphos) = beak + oid]

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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll guess at numbers 1 and 16.




 



 


  1. having a skin covered with scales.



  

 






 16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of development. 

-- Dick Weltz
 















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[Tim Lodge]

I like 2 and 3:

2. An underarm growth.

3. hook-beak-shaped.

-- Tim L

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[Rose Knoblauch]

I'll take 16 and 18, please.

Rose


On 16 July 2014 04:44, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> Kindly vote for two hereof without referring to any dictionary before 9
> p.m. EDT on Thursday 17 July. All errors are the fault of the dealer.
>
>
> 1. having a skin covered with scales.
> 2. An underarm growth.
> 3. hook-beak-shaped.
> 4. of a ribbon-like shape.
> 5. folded or creased at an angle.
> 6. Hornlike, especially in shape.
> 7. Having a branched structure.
> 8. Of a metal: that has had the mercury extracted.
> 9. Relating to or resembling a Buddhist cremation ritual.
> 10. a member of the family of plants related to the onion.
> 11. [Math] a beak-shaped interaction of two curves. [Gk ῥάμϕος
> (rhamphos) = beak + oid]
> 12. any of a number of primitive organisms found growing in semi-darkness
> on the underside of rocks and stones.
> 13. _Med._ homozygous for the presence or absence of the Rh factor.
> 14. (Med) Pertaining to the terminal bronchioles of the lungs.
> 15. A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or
> degeneracy.
> 16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of
> development.
> 17. a three-dimensional shape with a rhomboidal cross-section and the
> remaining two surfaces parallel. Often used of a tile or brick.
> 18. A kind of fever that is the final and invariably fatal stage of the
> marthambles, a fictitious disease devised by one Dr Tufts (fl. 1675) to
> frighten patients into paying for his useless nostrums.
>
> No actual overt DQs!
>
> Dave
>
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[Daniel Widdis]

If the etymology of 11 is to be believed, then 3 may be right. Or 6.

On 7/16/14, 4:44 AM, Dave Cunningham wrote:

3. hook-beak-shaped.

6. Hornlike, especially in shape.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with the crowd and vote for 3 and 6.

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[—Keith Hale—]

Well, 18 strums my nostril*, and i think most of us know just how
embarrassing that can be -- and 11 may just be the better part of similar.
11 & 18 for me.

(*since i was a precocious young satirical-rogue-in-training\wannabe: i
called the famous prediction addict "Nostril-damus". Now that i looked up
"nostrum" - it pleases me even more to amend that to "Nostrum-damus".)

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[Tim B]

3 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 16.

Guerri
On 7/16/2014 7:44 AM, Dave Cunningham wrote:
> Kindly vote for two hereof without referring to any dictionary before
> 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday 17 July. All errors are the fault of the dealer.
>
> 4. of a ribbon-like shape.

> 16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of
> development.

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[Shani Naylor]

Hi, can I have 14 & 16.

14. (Med) Pertaining to the terminal bronchioles of the lungs.


16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of
development.

thanks
Shani


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:44 PM, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net>
wrote:

> Kindly vote for two hereof without referring to any dictionary before 9
> p.m. EDT on Thursday 17 July. All errors are the fault of the dealer.
>
>
> 1. having a skin covered with scales.
> 2. An underarm growth.
> 3. hook-beak-shaped.
> 4. of a ribbon-like shape.
> 5. folded or creased at an angle.
> 6. Hornlike, especially in shape.
> 7. Having a branched structure.
> 8. Of a metal: that has had the mercury extracted.
> 9. Relating to or resembling a Buddhist cremation ritual.
> 10. a member of the family of plants related to the onion.
> 11. [Math] a beak-shaped interaction of two curves. [Gk ῥάμϕος
> (rhamphos) = beak + oid]
> 12. any of a number of primitive organisms found growing in semi-darkness
> on the underside of rocks and stones.
> 13. _Med._ homozygous for the presence or absence of the Rh factor.
> 14. (Med) Pertaining to the terminal bronchioles of the lungs.
> 15. A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity or
> degeneracy.
> 16. of a part of an organism: disappearing in the normal course of
> development.
> 17. a three-dimensional shape with a rhomboidal cross-section and the
> remaining two surfaces parallel. Often used of a tile or brick.
> 18. A kind of fever that is the final and invariably fatal stage of the
> marthambles, a fictitious disease devised by one Dr Tufts (fl. 1675) to
> frighten patients into paying for his useless nostrums.
>
> No actual overt DQs!
>
> Dave
>
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[Johnb - co.uk]

I'll follow the crowd with #3 and #6
*JohnnyB*


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[Dodi Schultz]

I'll try the popular
> 3. hook-beak-shaped.
and the unpopular
> 7. Having a branched structure.
--Dodi

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[Efrem Mallach]

I'll try the popular 3-6 combo: not because I necessarily believe either the "vox populi" or the "copy John Barrs" theories, but because they seem ever so slightly plausible than the others.

Efrem

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On Jul 16, 2014, at 7:44 AM, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> Kindly vote for two hereof without referring to any dictionary before 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday 17 July. All errors are the fault of the dealer.
>
>
> 3. hook-beak-shaped.
>
> 6. Hornlike, especially in shape.
>
> No actual overt DQs!
>
> Dave
>
>
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[Tony Abell]

I'll take 3 and 6:

> 3. hook-beak-shaped.
> 6. Hornlike, especially in shape.

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