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JohnB
December 5th, 2014, 05:53 PM
Here are 19 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

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

5:00 pm on Sunday, 07 Dec 2014 in the UK
12:00 pm on East Coast USA
9:00 am on West Coast USA
5:00 am on 8 Dec in parts of Oz

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

*JohnnyB*

1. a yearling ewe

2. simple, innocent

3. an unwanted guest

4. [adv] readily or eagerly

5. [Welsh] a brave warrior

6. Eastern European rye beer

7. one of the moons of Jupiter

8. _Archaic_ To give advice to; counsel

9. A group of badgers forming a social unit

10. the domestic land of a monastery or nunnery

11. a primitive bridge, often nothing more than a felled tree

12. the harness used by blind people with their seeing-eye dogs

13. to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]

14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye socket

15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
weave]

16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb
since c.1500]

17. [Danish] an argument or difference of opinion concerning cattle,
sheep or other livestock

18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice
from the home of a deceased warrior

19. [OE] land worked by a villein, from which a quarter of the produce
went to the lord of the manor as rent


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Daniel Widdis
December 5th, 2014, 06:15 PM
I would think 15 was a Barrs def, but he's dealing.

And 16 because I'm hungry.

On 12/5/14, 3:53 PM, JohnB wrote:
>
> 15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
> weave]
>
> 16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb
> since c.1500]

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Judy Madnick
December 5th, 2014, 06:38 PM
18 and 19...because they're long. :-) (That's as good a reason as anything else I can think of!)


Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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—Keith Hale—
December 5th, 2014, 06:49 PM
Daniel copied off of my future brain-waves. I'll have 15 & 16 as well,
cheers.
-Keith-


On 5 December 2014 at 18:15, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote:

> I would think 15 was a Barrs def, but he's dealing.
>
> And 16 because I'm hungry.
>
> On 12/5/14, 3:53 PM, JohnB wrote:
>
>>
>> 15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
>> weave]
>>
>> 16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb since
>> c.1500]
>>
>
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Steve Graham
December 5th, 2014, 07:36 PM
I'lll take 6 and 18 for no reason





Steve Graham



6. Eastern European rye beer

18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice from the home of a deceased warrior




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Millie Morgan
December 5th, 2014, 07:47 PM
10 looks plausible (hmmm though so do lots of the others)
and 13 is a good number


10. the domestic land of a monastery or nunnery
13. to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]



Best wishes,
Millie

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Jim Hart
December 6th, 2014, 04:31 AM
Keith:

> Daniel copied off of my future brain-waves.

You should remember to wear your alfoil hat.

Jim

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Tim Lodge
December 6th, 2014, 05:46 AM
It seems like OE, so 15 and 19 please:

15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
weave]

19. [OE] land worked by a villein, from which a quarter of the produce went
to the lord of the manor as rent

-- TimL

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Dave Cunningham
December 6th, 2014, 08:23 AM
15 and 16 vox Wid

Dave


On Friday, December 5, 2014 6:53:20 PM UTC-5, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:

> Here are 19 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
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 5:00 pm on Sunday, 07 Dec 2014 in the UK
> 12:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 9:00 am on West Coast USA
> 5:00 am on 8 Dec in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. a yearling ewe
>
> 2. simple, innocent
>
> 3. an unwanted guest
>
> 4. [adv] readily or eagerly
>
> 5. [Welsh] a brave warrior
>
> 6. Eastern European rye beer
>
> 7. one of the moons of Jupiter
>
> 8. _Archaic_ To give advice to; counsel
>
> 9. A group of badgers forming a social unit
>
> 10. the domestic land of a monastery or nunnery
>
> 11. a primitive bridge, often nothing more than a felled tree
>
> 12. the harness used by blind people with their seeing-eye dogs
>
> 13. to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]
>
> 14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye socket
>
> 15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
> weave]
>
> 16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb since
> c.1500]
>
> 17. [Danish] an argument or difference of opinion concerning cattle, sheep
> or other livestock
>
> 18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice from
> the home of a deceased warrior
>
> 19. [OE] land worked by a villein, from which a quarter of the produce
> went to the lord of the manor as rent
>
>
>

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Guerri Stevens
December 6th, 2014, 09:15 AM
I vote for 14 and 18.

Guerri

On 12/5/2014 6:53 PM, JohnB wrote:
>
> 14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye
> socket
>
> 18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice
> from the home of a deceased warrior

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Efrem Mallach
December 6th, 2014, 09:34 AM
I'll try the large animals: 14 and 17.

Efrem

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On Dec 5, 2014, at 6:53 PM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here are 19 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
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 5:00 pm on Sunday, 07 Dec 2014 in the UK
> 12:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 9:00 am on West Coast USA
> 5:00 am on 8 Dec in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye socket
>
> 17. [Danish] an argument or difference of opinion concerning cattle, sheep or other livestock

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Paul Keating
December 6th, 2014, 09:56 AM
I vote for 2 & 13.

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Tim B
December 6th, 2014, 09:58 AM
2 and 10, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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endash@verizon.net
December 6th, 2014, 12:54 PM
I'll guess at a couple of the&nbsp; oldies: 15 and 16

-- Dick Weltz




&nbsp;



&nbsp;





On 12/05/14, JohnB&lt;johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk&gt; wrote:

&nbsp;



Here are 19 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

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

&nbsp;5:00 pm on Sunday, 07 Dec 2014 in the UK
12:00 pm on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; East Coast USA
9:00 am on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; West Coast USA
5:00 am on&nbsp; 8 Dec in parts of Oz

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

JohnnyB

&nbsp;1. a yearling ewe

&nbsp;2. simple, innocent

&nbsp;3. an unwanted guest

&nbsp;4. [adv] readily or eagerly

&nbsp;5. [Welsh]&nbsp; a brave warrior

&nbsp;6. Eastern European rye beer

&nbsp;7. one of the moons of Jupiter

&nbsp;8. _Archaic_ To give advice to; counsel

&nbsp;9. A group of badgers forming a social unit

10. the domestic land of a monastery or nunnery

11. a primitive bridge, often nothing more than a felled tree

12. the harness used by blind people with their seeing-eye dogs

13. to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs.. or Archaic]

14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye socket

15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid, weave]

16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb since&nbsp; c.1500]

17. [Danish] an argument or difference of opinion concerning cattle, sheep or other livestock

18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice from the home of a deceased warrior

19. [OE] land worked by a villein, from which a quarter of the produce went to the lord of the manor as rent






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France International/Mike Shefler
December 6th, 2014, 01:12 PM
I'll go for 1 and 4.

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Christopher Carson
December 6th, 2014, 06:40 PM
Vox pop seems convinced that 15 and 16 are the hit ticket so who am I to disagree.

15 and 16

Chris

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Dodi Schultz
December 6th, 2014, 07:34 PM
I actually like my fake def best, since none of the others feel at all
right. But I'll vote, pretty much at random, for

> 2. simple, innocent
and
> 15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid, weave]

—Dodi


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Shani Naylor
December 6th, 2014, 09:04 PM
I'll go for 13 & the popular 15.

Shani

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 12:53 PM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here are 19 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
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 5:00 pm on Sunday, 07 Dec 2014 in the UK
> 12:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 9:00 am on West Coast USA
> 5:00 am on 8 Dec in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. a yearling ewe
>
> 2. simple, innocent
>
> 3. an unwanted guest
>
> 4. [adv] readily or eagerly
>
> 5. [Welsh] a brave warrior
>
> 6. Eastern European rye beer
>
> 7. one of the moons of Jupiter
>
> 8. _Archaic_ To give advice to; counsel
>
> 9. A group of badgers forming a social unit
>
> 10. the domestic land of a monastery or nunnery
>
> 11. a primitive bridge, often nothing more than a felled tree
>
> 12. the harness used by blind people with their seeing-eye dogs
>
> 13. to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic]
>
> 14. the width of a horse's skull, as measured from eye socket to eye socket
>
> 15. obs. deceit, fraud [OE bræd, brægd, p. of bregdan to twist, braid,
> weave]
>
> 16. 1. to roast, broil,toast; 2. roast meat [obs; no trace of verb since
> c.1500]
>
> 17. [Danish] an argument or difference of opinion concerning cattle, sheep
> or other livestock
>
> 18. the Anglo-Saxon custom of a kinsman taking one item of his choice from
> the home of a deceased warrior
>
> 19. [OE] land worked by a villein, from which a quarter of the produce
> went to the lord of the manor as rent
>
>
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