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JohnB
October 29th, 2014, 07:33 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 or of course award
points for inventiveness or cheek

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
to this one), before the deadline..

9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
4:00 pm East Coast USA
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7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz

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vote.

JohnnyB

1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage

2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat

3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant

4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus

5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group

6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works
of art

7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit
(or pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine

8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or
keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face

9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by
two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement
of the performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after
inventor Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]

10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the
exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints
with respect to their potential for producing literary works

11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.

12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to
approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels

13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
preparation of some cosmetics

14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter

15. knowledge obtained through meditation

16. mustard seed oil



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Daniel Widdis
October 29th, 2014, 07:56 PM
Not a clue.

I'm tempted by the dolphin, but I think I'll go with the slippery
fermented olive oil and the sand-scarf.

3 and 8 please.

On 10/29/14, 5:33 PM, JohnB wrote:
>
> 3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant
>
> 8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or
> keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face
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—Keith Hale—
October 29th, 2014, 07:58 PM
5 & 6 will serve as my votes, thank you!
-Keith-

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Judy Madnick
October 29th, 2014, 08:33 PM
3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant

16. mustard seed oil

Judy Madnick

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Jim Hart
October 29th, 2014, 11:08 PM
I'm generally sceptical of defs that claim to be a name or an acronym, but
this time I'm going with one of each since the word so absurd. Oskar's
instrument sounds like a precursor to the theremin and I can't imagine what
oulipo might be an acronym for, but what the hell Archie, toujours gai,
I'll take 9 and 10.

Jim

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Millie Morgan
October 30th, 2014, 12:45 AM
I'll choose 11 and 15

11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.
15. knowledge obtained through meditation


Best wishes,
Millie



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Rose Knoblauch
October 30th, 2014, 01:22 AM
I'll take 9 and 10, please.

On 29 October 2014 17:33, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> 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 or of course award points for
> inventiveness or cheek
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
> 4:00 pm East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm West Coast USA
> 7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage
>
> 2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat
>
> 3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant
>
> 4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus
>
> 5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group
>
> 6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of
> art
>
> 7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or
> pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine
>
> 8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh
> during sandstorms to keep sand from the face
>
> 9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two
> high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the
> performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after inventor
> Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]
>
> 10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the
> exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with
> respect to their potential for producing literary works
>
> 11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
> genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.
>
> 12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to
> approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels
>
> 13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
> preparation of some cosmetics
>
> 14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter
>
> 15. knowledge obtained through meditation
>
> 16. mustard seed oil
>
>
>
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Shani Naylor
October 30th, 2014, 02:33 AM
6 & 7 seem vaguely possible:

6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of art

7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or
pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine

On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 1:33 PM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> 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 or of course award points for
> inventiveness or cheek
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
> 4:00 pm East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm West Coast USA
> 7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage
>
> 2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat
>
> 3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant
>
> 4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus
>
> 5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group
>
> 6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of
> art
>
> 7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or
> pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine
>
> 8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh
> during sandstorms to keep sand from the face
>
> 9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two
> high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the
> performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after inventor
> Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]
>
> 10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the
> exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with
> respect to their potential for producing literary works
>
> 11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
> genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.
>
> 12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to
> approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels
>
> 13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
> preparation of some cosmetics
>
> 14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter
>
> 15. knowledge obtained through meditation
>
> 16. mustard seed oil
>
>
>
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Guerri Stevens
October 30th, 2014, 05:40 AM
I vote for 6 and 13.

Guerri

On 10/29/2014 8:33 PM, JohnB wrote:
>
> 6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works
> of art
>
> 13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
> preparation of some cosmetics

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JohnB
October 30th, 2014, 06:00 AM
Jim

just a warning....
"toujours gai" -- with a French teacher as a wife -- as with our word
the usage you intended is "now dated" in the dictionary and while they
usually use the same word with the same spelling as we do you can guess
what that expression means now.
*
*(I remember several decades ago in JFK airport that I turned to an
English friend and asked for a cigarette using English slang "can I bum
a fag?" and shocked several innocent bystanders - my excuse is that in
England neither word had the connotation they now has)


*JohnnyB*
On 30/10/2014 04:08, Jim Hart wrote:
> I'm generally sceptical of defs that claim to be a name or an acronym,
> but this time I'm going with one of each since the word so absurd.
> Oskar's instrument sounds like a precursor to the theremin and I can't
> imagine what oulipo might be an acronym for, but what the hell
> Archie, toujours gai, I'll take 9 and 10.
>
> Jim
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Tim Lodge
October 30th, 2014, 06:01 AM
I've read all these several times and I'm none the wiser. I'll go for a
couple of unlikely ones, 1 and 10:

1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage

10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the
exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with
respect to their potential for producing literary works

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Jim Hart
October 30th, 2014, 08:10 AM
I realise the meaning has shifted but I also assumed that the mature
educated well-rounded folks in this group would recognise this historic
quote however much it may be "now dated".

Jim



On Thursday, 30 October 2014 22:00:35 UTC+11, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:
>
> Jim
>
> just a warning....
> "toujours gai" -- with a French teacher as a wife -- as with our word the
> usage you intended is "now dated" in the dictionary and while they usually
> use the same word with the same spelling as we do you can guess what that
> expression means now.
>
> (I remember several decades ago in JFK airport that I turned to an English
> friend and asked for a cigarette using English slang "can I bum a fag?" and
> shocked several innocent bystanders - my excuse is that in England neither
> word had the connotation they now has)
>
>
> *JohnnyB*
> On 30/10/2014 04:08, Jim Hart wrote:
>
> I'm generally sceptical of defs that claim to be a name or an acronym, but
> this time I'm going with one of each since the word so absurd. Oskar's
> instrument sounds like a precursor to the theremin and I can't imagine what
> oulipo might be an acronym for, but what the hell Archie, toujours gai,
> I'll take 9 and 10.
>
> Jim
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endash@verizon.net
October 30th, 2014, 08:36 AM
I'll go for numbers 2 and 8, thanks. &nbsp; &nbsp; -- Dick Weltz
&nbsp;




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On 10/29/14, JohnB&lt;johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk&gt; wrote:

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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 or of course award points for inventiveness or cheek

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..

&nbsp;9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
4:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; East Coast USA
1:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; West Coast USA
7:00 am on&nbsp; 1 Nov in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.

JohnnyB

&nbsp;1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage

&nbsp;2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat

&nbsp;3. [Port. sl.]&nbsp;&nbsp; fermented olive oil used as a lubricant

&nbsp;4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus

&nbsp;5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group

&nbsp;6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of art

&nbsp;7.&nbsp; a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine

&nbsp;8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face

&nbsp;9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after inventor Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]

10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with respect to their potential for producing literary works

11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp.&nbsp; of the genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.

12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels

13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in preparation of some cosmetics

14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter

15. knowledge obtained through meditation

16. mustard seed oil





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Dodi Schultz
October 30th, 2014, 09:38 AM
Here, "gay" has meant "what it means now" for over 60 years. But we still
recognize the French phrase with its original meaning. :-)


=======================
>
>
> On Thursday, 30 October 2014 22:00:35 UTC+11, Johnny Barrs wrote:
>
>
>
> just a warning....
> "toujours gai" -- with a French teacher as a wife -- as with our
> word the usage you intended is "now dated" in the dictionary and
> while they usually use the same word with the same spelling as we do
> you can guess what that expression means now.
>

========================
>
>
>
>
> On 30/10/2014 04:08, Jim Hart wrote:
>> I'm generally sceptical of defs that claim to be a name or an
>> acronym, but this time I'm going with one of each since the word so
>> absurd. Oskar's instrument sounds like a precursor to the theremin
>> and I can't imagine what oulipo might be an acronym for, but what
>> the hell Archie, toujours gai, I'll take 9 and 10.
>>
>> Jim
>

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Daniel Widdis
October 30th, 2014, 09:54 AM
http://wordsgoingwild.blogspot.com/2012/07/toujours-gai.html

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 30, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> Here, "gay" has meant "what it means now" for over 60 years. But we still recognize the French phrase with its original meaning. :-)
>
>
> =======================
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 30 October 2014 22:00:35 UTC+11, Johnny Barrs wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> just a warning....
>> "toujours gai" -- with a French teacher as a wife -- as with our
>> word the usage you intended is "now dated" in the dictionary and
>> while they usually use the same word with the same spelling as we do
>> you can guess what that expression means now.
>
> ========================
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 30/10/2014 04:08, Jim Hart wrote:
>>> I'm generally sceptical of defs that claim to be a name or an
>>> acronym, but this time I'm going with one of each since the word so
>>> absurd. Oskar's instrument sounds like a precursor to the theremin
>>> and I can't imagine what oulipo might be an acronym for, but what
>>> the hell Archie, toujours gai, I'll take 9 and 10.
>>>
>>> Jim
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Christopher Carson
October 30th, 2014, 10:34 AM
The sign of a good list - an evenly spread crop of votes, usually rendering vox pop ineffective. Despite that, seeing no persuasive alternatives I’ll take


6 and 10


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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 or of course award points for inventiveness or cheek

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..

9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
4:00 pm East Coast USA
1:00 pm West Coast USA
7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.

JohnnyB

1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage

2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat

3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant

4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus

5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group

6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of art

7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine

8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face

9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after inventor Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]

10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with respect to their potential for producing literary works

11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.

12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels

13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in preparation of some cosmetics

14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter

15. knowledge obtained through meditation

16. mustard seed oil




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Tim B
October 30th, 2014, 03:39 PM
3 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
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Jim Hart
October 30th, 2014, 03:41 PM
Dodi, I'm sure the use of the English word gay has been much the same here
as in the US and ther est of the English-speaking world. I wasn't sure
about the French *gai* but assumed it had followed a similar path.
Nevertheless, it was apparently still innocuous in 1916 when *archie and
mehitabel* was written, which - at least among some of my acquaintances -
put the phrase *toujours gai *into fairly common parlance. But of course
best restricted to a receptive audience which I assumed this was.


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Steve Graham
October 30th, 2014, 04:07 PM
For no reason, I'll go for 6 and 8

Cheers

Steve Graham



6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of art

8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face




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Jim Hart
October 30th, 2014, 06:22 PM
Johnny -

> English slang "can I bum a fag?" and shocked several innocent
bystanders

"He looked so immaculately frightful as he bummed a cigarette" - Bob Dylan,
Desolation Row, 1965.

I assume they were more shocked by your use of fag than bum. AFAIK bum
is/was rarely/never used in the US to mean something anatomical, except
perhaps in Massachusetts. Conversely fag was a relatively harmless word for
speakers of British English, though probably not any more. Still, could
have been worse - at least you talk about sucking on one.

On a slightly related matter, I find it interesting that the iphone camera
has a "Backside illumination sensor". I suppose this might be useful if you
are so important that the sun shines out your arse/ass. Or if you are so
dumb you wouldn't know if your bum is on fire.

Jim





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Jim Hart
October 30th, 2014, 06:22 PM
Johnny -

> English slang "can I bum a fag?" and shocked several innocent
bystanders

"He looked so immaculately frightful as he bummed a cigarette" - Bob Dylan,
Desolation Row, 1965.

I assume they were more shocked by your use of fag than bum. AFAIK bum
is/was rarely/never used in the US to mean something anatomical, except
perhaps in Massachusetts. Conversely fag was a relatively harmless word for
speakers of British English, though probably not any more. Still, could
have been worse - at least you talk about sucking on one.

On a slightly related matter, I find it interesting that the iphone camera
has a "Backside illumination sensor". I suppose this might be useful if you
are so important that the sun shines out your arse/ass. Or if you are so
dumb you wouldn't know if your bum is on fire.

Jim





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Tony Abell
October 31st, 2014, 08:01 AM
None of these is the slightest bit plausible, but I'll settle for 5 and 11:

> 5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group

> 11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
> genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.



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Dave Cunningham
October 31st, 2014, 08:56 AM
12 and 13 with an honorable mention for 15 which very nearly got my vote.
And acronym defs which do not result in the acronym are suspicious.


Dave


On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 8:33:29 PM UTC-4, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk
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 or of course award points for
> inventiveness or cheek
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
> 4:00 pm East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm West Coast USA
> 7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. [Obs.] a bed in a gun carriage
>
> 2. a cereal food made from roasted green wheat
>
> 3. [Port. sl.] fermented olive oil used as a lubricant
>
> 4. the proboscis of a bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus
>
> 5. an oath of allegiance, usually to a particular person or group
>
> 6. an oil-based mucilage used esp. in mosaics and other inlaid works of
> art
>
> 7. a Jamaican form of tangelo, created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or
> pomelo), an orange, and a tangerine
>
> 8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh
> during sandstorms to keep sand from the face
>
> 9. an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two
> high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the
> performer's hand towards and away from the circuit [named after inventor
> Oskar Oulipo (1896-1993), Romanian engineer]
>
> 10. [acronym] a group of writers and mathematicians concerned with the
> exploration and application of linguistic structures and constraints with
> respect to their potential for producing literary works
>
> 11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
> genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.
>
> 12. A unit of dry volume used on India's Malabar coast, equal to
> approximately 1.25 Imperial bushels
>
> 13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
> preparation of some cosmetics
>
> 14. a man who helps with a pack train or serves as a porter
>
> 15. knowledge obtained through meditation
>
> 16. mustard seed oil
>
>
>
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> *John*
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Dodi Schultz
October 31st, 2014, 08:58 AM
Def #9 sounds uncannily like the theremin to me, although I think the
description's a little off; the rest, including mine, just sound unbelievable.

For no reason at all, I'll go with the arboreal products:

> 11. any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp. of the
> genera _Agathis_ and _Shorea_, used for varnishes, lacquers, etc.
and
> 13. a waxy substance made from the bark of the banyan tree, used in
> preparation of some cosmetics

—Dodi


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Efrem Mallach
October 31st, 2014, 01:02 PM
In the absence of any inspiration, agreeing with a few previous posters about some improbable candidates, and being in a binary frame of mind today, I'll try 8 and 16.

Efrem

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On Oct 29, 2014, at 8:33 PM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> 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 or of course award points for inventiveness or cheek
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Friday, 31 Oct 2014 in the UK
> 4:00 pm East Coast USA
> 1:00 pm West Coast USA
> 7:00 am on 1 Nov in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 8. a piece of material fastened across the front of a ghutrah or keffiyeh during sandstorms to keep sand from the face
>
> 16. mustard seed oil

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