[Dixonary] Round 2594: NANNICOCK Vote!

[Daniel Widdis]

There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a
reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive
players' creative minds.

Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline,
which is about 36 hours away:
Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington

* * * NANNICOCK * * *

1. descriptive of some fresh-water green algae which produce small
male plantlets which bud-off and become free floating during otherwise
normal sexual reproduction. They can survive for several months but
remain as dwarf males and do not grow to any marked degree; also used to
designate these dwarf male plantlets.

2. to achieve a goal by devious or unorthodox methods (boxing term
coined by reporter Westbrook Pegler after Max Baer's defeat of Max
Schmeling in 1933).

3. /Nautical/ A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
which forestays are reeved.

4. Spring-loaded device used to prevent belaying pins from coming
loose at sea.

5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.

6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.

7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.

8. a device securing a hatchway.

9. a self-closing valve.

10. a meddler; a busybody.

11. a bicycle with training wheels.

12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.

13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.

14. a narrowing or bend made in a pipe to slow the flow; a bottleneck.

15. an early form of shuttlecock in which streamers of cloth were used
instead of feathers.

16. /Inuit/ a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants
to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.

17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from
which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the
appearance of a bird's head and beak.

18. /Hist. Now obs./ A race on horseback by young men at Scottish
Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and
consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is
believed to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of
Scotland created a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to
be his royal messenger.

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[—Keith Hale—]

6 & 11, please.
-Keith-

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[Dave Cunningham]

3 and 18 (I vote as early as I can <g> and can rest assured both of these
are quite wrong -- but I like "reeved" and I like the Hysterical def given
for a foot race winner.)

Dave


On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 10:05:52 PM UTC-4, Daniel Widdis wrote:

> There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a
> reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive players'
> creative minds.
>
> Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline,
> which is about 36 hours away:
> Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
> 7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
> 10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
> 2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
> 3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
> Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
> 1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
> 3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington
>
> * * * NANNICOCK * * *
>
> 1. descriptive of some fresh-water green algae which produce small male
> plantlets which bud-off and become free floating during otherwise normal
> sexual reproduction. They can survive for several months but remain as
> dwarf males and do not grow to any marked degree; also used to designate
> these dwarf male plantlets.
>
> 2. to achieve a goal by devious or unorthodox methods (boxing term coined
> by reporter Westbrook Pegler after Max Baer's defeat of Max Schmeling in
> 1933).
>
> 3. *Nautical* A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
> which forestays are reeved.
>
> 4. Spring-loaded device used to prevent belaying pins from coming loose
> at sea.
>
> 5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.
>
> 6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.
>
> 7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.
>
> 8. a device securing a hatchway.
>
> 9. a self-closing valve.
>
> 10. a meddler; a busybody.
>
> 11. a bicycle with training wheels.
>
> 12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.
>
> 13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.
>
> 14. a narrowing or bend made in a pipe to slow the flow; a bottleneck.
>
> 15. an early form of shuttlecock in which streamers of cloth were used
> instead of feathers.
>
> 16. *Inuit* a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants
> to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.
>
> 17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from
> which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the
> appearance of a bird's head and beak.
>
> 18. *Hist. Now obs.* A race on horseback by young men at Scottish
> Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and
> consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is believed
> to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of Scotland created
> a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal
> messenger.
>
>

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[JohnB]

The clammy northern embrace - #7 and #18 please
*
JohnnyB*

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 16.

Guerri

On 3/26/2015 10:05 PM, Daniel Widdis wrote:
>
> 6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.
>
> 16. /Inuit/ a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the
> occupants to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.

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[Tim B]

6 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 5 and 10, please.

5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.

10. a meddler; a busybody.

-- Tim L

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with 11 and 16.

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[Efrem Mallach]

6 and 13, because why not?

Efrem

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On Mar 26, 2015, at 10:05 PM, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote:

> There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive players' creative minds.
>
> Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is about 36 hours away:
> Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
> 7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
> 10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
> 2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
> 3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
> Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
> 1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
> 3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington
>
> * * * NANNICOCK * * *
>
>
> 6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.
>
>
> 13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.

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[Judy Madnick]

I would like to vote for three definitions...but that's against the rules. So I'll have to settle for these:

6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.

13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll take numbers 10 and 18, please. &nbsp; -- Dick Weltz




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On 03/26/15, Daniel Widdis&lt;widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net&gt; wrote:

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There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive players' creative minds.

Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is about 36 hours away:
Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
&nbsp;7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
&nbsp;10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
&nbsp;2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
&nbsp;3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
&nbsp;1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
&nbsp;3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington

* * * NANNICOCK * * *

&nbsp;1. descriptive of some fresh-water green algae which produce small male plantlets which bud-off and become free floating during otherwise normal sexual reproduction. They can survive for several months but remain as dwarf males and do not grow to any marked degree; also used to designate these dwarf male plantlets.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;2. to achieve a goal by devious or unorthodox methods (boxing term coined by reporter Westbrook Pegler after Max Baer's defeat of Max Schmeling in 1933).

&nbsp;3. Nautical A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through which forestays are reeved.

&nbsp;4. Spring-loaded device used to prevent belaying pins from coming loose at sea.

&nbsp;5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.

&nbsp;6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.

&nbsp;7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.

&nbsp;8. a device securing a hatchway.

&nbsp;9. a self-closing valve.

10. a meddler; a busybody.

11. a bicycle with training wheels.

12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.

13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.

14. a narrowing or bend made in a pipe to slow the flow; a bottleneck.

15. an early form of shuttlecock in which streamers of cloth were used instead of feathers.

16. Inuit a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor..

17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the appearance of a bird's head and beak.

18. Hist. Now obs. A race on horseback by young men at Scottish Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is believed to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of Scotland created a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal messenger.





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[Stephen Dixon]

Although #18 deserves an award for creativity, I will vote for:

#3 - the bowsprit thing, because it sounds like one of those silly Brit
sailing terms

#14 - narrowing in a pipe

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"Things are not as they seem. Nor are they otherwise" --- from the
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[Shani Naylor]

I'll try 7 & 10

7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.

10. a meddler; a busybody.

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote:

> There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a
> reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive players'
> creative minds.
>
> Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline,
> which is about 36 hours away:
> Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
> 7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
> 10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
> 2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
> 3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
> Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
> 1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
> 3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington
>
> * * * NANNICOCK * * *
>
> 1. descriptive of some fresh-water green algae which produce small male
> plantlets which bud-off and become free floating during otherwise normal
> sexual reproduction. They can survive for several months but remain as
> dwarf males and do not grow to any marked degree; also used to designate
> these dwarf male plantlets.
>
> 2. to achieve a goal by devious or unorthodox methods (boxing term coined
> by reporter Westbrook Pegler after Max Baer's defeat of Max Schmeling in
> 1933).
>
> 3. *Nautical* A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through
> which forestays are reeved.
>
> 4. Spring-loaded device used to prevent belaying pins from coming loose
> at sea.
>
> 5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.
>
> 6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.
>
> 7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.
>
> 8. a device securing a hatchway.
>
> 9. a self-closing valve.
>
> 10. a meddler; a busybody.
>
> 11. a bicycle with training wheels.
>
> 12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.
>
> 13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.
>
> 14. a narrowing or bend made in a pipe to slow the flow; a bottleneck.
>
> 15. an early form of shuttlecock in which streamers of cloth were used
> instead of feathers.
>
> 16. *Inuit* a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants
> to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.
>
> 17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from
> which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the
> appearance of a bird's head and beak.
>
> 18. *Hist. Now obs.* A race on horseback by young men at Scottish
> Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and
> consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is believed
> to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of Scotland created
> a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal
> messenger.
>
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[Dodi Schultz]

Just because I sort of like them:

> 16. /Inuit/ a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants
> to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.
>
> and
>
> 18. /Hist. Now obs./ A race on horseback by young men at Scottish
> Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and
> consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is
> believed to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of
> Scotland created a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be
> his royal messenger.

—Dodi

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[Jim Hart]

I'll have a clam blocking a pipe: 7 and 14.

Jim


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[Steve Graham]

16 and 18 please.



I like 16 because it's rather "inuitive" and 18 for creativity.



Steve Graham



16. Inuit a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.

18. Hist. Now obs. A race on horseback by young men at Scottish Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is believed to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of Scotland created a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal messenger.

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[Christopher Carson]

16 and 18.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 26, 2015, at 10:05 PM, Daniel Widdis <widdis (AT) dixonary (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> There are a total of 18 definitions for NANNICOCK. One came from a reputable dictionary; the remainder are products of our inventive players' creative minds.
>
> Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is about 36 hours away:
> Saturday, March 28, 2015 at:
> 7:00 AM PDT here in Las Vegas
> 10:00 AM EDT on the US East Coast
> 2:00 PM GMT in Greenwich, England, which is also UTC
> 3:00 PM CET in The Netherlands
> Sunday, March 29, 2015 at:
> 1:00 AM AEDT in Melbourne
> 3:00 AM NZDT in Wellington
>
> * * * NANNICOCK * * *
>
> 1. descriptive of some fresh-water green algae which produce small male plantlets which bud-off and become free floating during otherwise normal sexual reproduction. They can survive for several months but remain as dwarf males and do not grow to any marked degree; also used to designate these dwarf male plantlets.
>
> 2. to achieve a goal by devious or unorthodox methods (boxing term coined by reporter Westbrook Pegler after Max Baer's defeat of Max Schmeling in 1933).
>
> 3. Nautical A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through which forestays are reeved.
>
> 4. Spring-loaded device used to prevent belaying pins from coming loose at sea.
>
> 5. As a term of contempt: a young woman; (more generally) a fool.
>
> 6. a pressure relief valve on wine fermentation vats.
>
> 7. a type of clam commonly found on Cape Cod.
>
> 8. a device securing a hatchway.
>
> 9. a self-closing valve.
>
> 10. a meddler; a busybody.
>
> 11. a bicycle with training wheels.
>
> 12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.
>
> 13. a small shutoff valve on a motorboat's engine fuel line.
>
> 14. a narrowing or bend made in a pipe to slow the flow; a bottleneck.
>
> 15. an early form of shuttlecock in which streamers of cloth were used instead of feathers.
>
> 16. Inuit a bed-sized raised ledge in an igloo allowing the occupants to sleep above the coldest air, which sinks to the floor.
>
> 17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the appearance of a bird's head and beak.
>
> 18. Hist. Now obs. A race on horseback by young men at Scottish Highland games. The prize for the winner was a red silk handkerchief and consent to court the unmarried woman of his choice. The contest is believed to date back to the 11th century when King Malcolm III of Scotland created a foot race to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal messenger.
>
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[Tony Abell]

I'll cast votes at 12 and 17:

> 12. cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists.

> 17. a South African flowering plant with a hard, beak-like sheath from
> which the flower emerges, perpendicular to the stem, giving it the appearance of a bird's head and beak.


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