[Dixonary] Round 2628 time to vote for EIT

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 16 very creative and 1 real definition for EIT. Vote for your 2
favorites no later than 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, July 29.

1. a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.

2. an intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis
leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.

3. at an earlier date or time.

4. a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water - a small
island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from
eyot or islot ]

5. a conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope.

6. [Arab.] a spring that runs only during and for a short time after the
rainy season.

7. _Obs._ any of several holy days in the Mohammedan religion.

8. fermented camel milk; known in some regions as shubat or chal.

9. a deep hole or chasm.

10. _Dial._ anywhere.

11. the practice of placing quartz stones in streams so that they sparkle
in moonlight and thereby attract salmon to them in the late summer
and autumn.

12. a hatchling of the red-breasted merganser duck.

13. an organophosphorus compound used to make flame retardant foam.

14. an external boundary.

15. variant of AIT.

16. scent from the preorbital gland often deposited on branches by male
deer in rut.

17. _Obs._ hardly; reluctantly.



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[Judy Madnick]

8. fermented camel milk; known in some regions as shubat or chal.


12. a hatchling of the red-breasted merganser duck.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Steve Graham]

1 and 2 please .... and I did read them all.



Steve Graham

1. a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.

2. an intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis
leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.



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[Shani Naylor]

All the sixes for me - 6 & 16.

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[—Keith Hale—]

I like 3 & 14.
Thanks
-Keith-

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[Daniel Widdis]

I'm at sixes and sevens deciding what to vote for...

On 7/27/15 3:58 PM, Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> 6. [Arab.] a spring that runs only during and for a short time after the
> rainy season.
>
> 7. _Obs._ any of several holy days in the Mohammedan religion.

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[Johnb - co.uk]

As I don't know what an ait is that hardly seems like a definition, but
defining one unknown word with another unknown deserves a vote for sheer
cheek. For my other vote I shall go for a definition of a word that
frequently does appear - viz; Obs.

so #3 and #15 for me
*
JohnnyB*
On 27/07/2015 23:58, Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> 3. at an earlier date or time.
> 15. variant of AIT.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 9.

Guerri

On 7/27/2015 6:58 PM, Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> 4. a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water - a small
> island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from
> eyot or islot ]

> 9. a deep hole or chasm.

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[Dave Cunningham]

3 and 5 today

Dave

On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 6:58:35 PM UTC-4, Mike Shefler wrote:

>
> Here are 16 very creative and 1 real definition for EIT. Vote for your 2
> favorites no later than 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, July 29.
>
> 1. a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
> silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
> Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
> the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.
>
> 2. an intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis
> leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.
>
> 3. at an earlier date or time.
>
> 4. a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water - a small
> island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from
> eyot or islot ]
>
> 5. a conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope.
>
> 6. [Arab.] a spring that runs only during and for a short time after the
> rainy season.
>
> 7. _Obs._ any of several holy days in the Mohammedan religion.
>
> 8. fermented camel milk; known in some regions as shubat or chal.
>
> 9. a deep hole or chasm.
>
> 10. _Dial._ anywhere.
>
> 11. the practice of placing quartz stones in streams so that they sparkle
> in moonlight and thereby attract salmon to them in the late summer
> and autumn.
>
> 12. a hatchling of the red-breasted merganser duck.
>
> 13. an organophosphorus compound used to make flame retardant foam.
>
> 14. an external boundary.
>
> 15. variant of AIT.
>
> 16. scent from the preorbital gland often deposited on branches by male
> deer in rut.
>
> 17. _Obs._ hardly; reluctantly.
>
>

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[Tim B]

2 and 4, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[endash@verizon.net]

Taking wild guesses, I'll pick numbers 4 and 5.     -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 07/27/15, Mike Shefler<stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

 











Here are 16 very creative and 1 real definition for EIT. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, July 29.








1.  a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.








2.  an intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis
leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.








3.  at an earlier date or time.








4.  a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water -  a small
island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from
eyot or islot ]








5.  a conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope.








6.  [Arab.] a spring that runs only during and for a short time after the
rainy season.








7.  _Obs._ any of several holy days in the Mohammedan religion.








8.  fermented camel milk; known in some regions as shubat or chal.








9.  a deep hole or chasm.








10.  _Dial._ anywhere.








11.  the practice of placing quartz stones in streams so that they sparkle
in moonlight and thereby attract salmon to them in the late summer
and autumn.








12.  a hatchling of the red-breasted merganser duck.








13.  an organophosphorus compound used to make flame retardant foam.








14.  an external boundary.








15.  variant of AIT.








16.  scent from the preorbital gland often deposited on branches by male
deer in rut.








17.  _Obs._ hardly; reluctantly.












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[Jim Hart]

I think a short word should have a short definition, which doesn't narrow
it down much. Since it's three-letter word I'll take three and its square -
3 and 9.

(Plus an honourable mention for 15.)

Jim
(also with three letters)


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[Efrem Mallach]

I’ll go for a version of something else: 4 and 15.

Efrem

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> On Jul 27, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Here are 16 very creative and 1 real definition for EIT. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, July 29.
>
>
> 4. a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water - a small island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from eyot or islot ]
>
>
> 15. variant of AIT.

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[Dodi Schultz]

May as well get this over with; can't see chances of zeroing in on the true
def improving as the day goes on. I think it might be an obscure adverb.
I'll go with a time and a place:

3. at an earlier date or time.

and

10. _Dial._ anywhere.

—Dodi




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[Tony Abell]

1 and 14, not for any discernable reason (other than that the idea of a handsome
moth goes beyond the boundaries of external credibility).

> 1.Â* a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
> silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
> Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
> the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.

> 14.Â* an external boundary.


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[Christopher Carson]

In case there's still time, 3 and 4.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 27, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Here are 16 very creative and 1 real definition for EIT. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 9 AM EDT, Wednesday, July 29.
>
> 1. a handsome European noctuid moth (_Plusia gamma_) which has a bright,
> silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings.
> Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on
> the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.
>
>
> 2. an intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis
> leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.
>
> 3. at an earlier date or time.
>
> 4. a small piece of land entirely surrounded by fresh-water - a small
> island, an islet, especially in the river Thames [ME. derived from
> eyot or islot ]
>
> 5. a conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope.
>
> 6. [Arab.] a spring that runs only during and for a short time after the
> rainy season.
>
> 7. _Obs._ any of several holy days in the Mohammedan religion.
>
> 8. fermented camel milk; known in some regions as shubat or chal.
>
> 9. a deep hole or chasm.
>
> 10. _Dial._ anywhere.
>
> 11. the practice of placing quartz stones in streams so that they sparkle
> in moonlight and thereby attract salmon to them in the late summer
> and autumn.
>
> 12. a hatchling of the red-breasted merganser duck.
>
> 13. an organophosphorus compound used to make flame retardant foam.
>
> 14. an external boundary.
>
> 15. variant of AIT.
>
> 16. scent from the preorbital gland often deposited on branches by male
> deer in rut.
>
> 17. _Obs._ hardly; reluctantly.
>
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