PDA

View Full Version : [Dixonary] Round 2676, ELLACHICK: Time to Vote!


Dodi Schultz
January 16th, 2016, 12:26 PM
Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.

You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the real definition.

BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.

The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):

Monday, 18 January:
2 p.m. EST
1 p.m. CST
11 a.m. PST
7 p.m. GMT
8 p.m. CET
and Tuesday, 19 January:
6 a.m. AEDT
8 a.m. NZDT

—Dealer Dodi



 1. someone who takes a certain position or assumes a certain manner in order to impress others.

 2. a strip of lead used to separate lines of type in the days of metal typesetting.

 3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock.

 4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.

 5. [ME] a stranger. (poss. from _ella_, meaning _Greek_)

 6. a cavalry soldier of the Ottoman Empire.

 7. a disgruntled customer.

 8. a juvenile walrus.

 9. poverty.

10. any Greek starlet.

11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.

12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.

13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.

14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ Myobatrachus gouldii_.

15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.

16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode in a city.

17. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet.





--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com (mailto:dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com).
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Paul Keating
January 16th, 2016, 12:30 PM
6 & 16

--
Paul Keating
The Hague
On 16 Jan 2016 19:26, "Dodi Schultz" <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

> Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still
> have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which
> came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes
> for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true
> definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if
> you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the
> real definition.
>
> BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that
> happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.
>
> The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):
>
> Monday, 18 January:
> 2 p.m. EST
> 1 p.m. CST
> 11 a.m. PST
> 7 p.m. GMT
> 8 p.m. CET
> and Tuesday, 19 January:
> 6 a.m. AEDT
> 8 a.m. NZDT
>
> —Dealer Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. someone who takes a certain position or assumes a certain manner in
> order to impress others.
>
> 2. a strip of lead used to separate lines of type in the days of metal
> typesetting.
>
> 3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock..
>
> 4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.
>
> 5. [ME] a stranger. (poss. from _ella_, meaning _Greek_)
>
> 6. a cavalry soldier of the Ottoman Empire.
>
> 7. a disgruntled customer.
>
> 8. a juvenile walrus.
>
> 9. poverty.
>
> 10. any Greek starlet.
>
> 11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.
>
> 12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.
>
> 13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.
>
> 14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ *Myobatrachus gouldii*_.
>
> 15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.
>
> 16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode in
> a city.
>
> 17. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the
> second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet.
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Dixonary" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Dave Cunningham
January 16th, 2016, 01:01 PM
3 for using "handsome" which is a non-dictionary definition type word, and
11 as making no remote sense to me.

Dave


On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 1:26:45 PM UTC-5, Dodi Schultz wrote:

> Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still
> have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which
> came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes
> for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true
> definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if
> you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the
> real definition.
>
> BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that
> happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.
>
> The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):
>
> Monday, 18 January:
> 2 p.m. EST
> 1 p.m. CST
> 11 a.m. PST
> 7 p.m. GMT
> 8 p.m. CET
> and Tuesday, 19 January:
> 6 a.m. AEDT
> 8 a.m. NZDT
>
> —Dealer Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. someone who takes a certain position or assumes a certain manner in
> order to impress others.
>
> 2. a strip of lead used to separate lines of type in the days of metal
> typesetting.
>
> 3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock..
>
> 4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.
>
> 5. [ME] a stranger. (poss. from _ella_, meaning _Greek_)
>
> 6. a cavalry soldier of the Ottoman Empire.
>
> 7. a disgruntled customer.
>
> 8. a juvenile walrus.
>
> 9. poverty.
>
> 10. any Greek starlet.
>
> 11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.
>
> 12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.
>
> 13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.
>
> 14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ *Myobatrachus gouldii*_.
>
> 15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.
>
> 16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode in
> a city.
>
> 17. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the
> second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet.
>
>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

France International/Mike Shefler
January 16th, 2016, 01:35 PM
A turtle frog strikes my fancy. I'll go with 14 and 16.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

endash@verizon.net
January 16th, 2016, 02:26 PM
My guesses are 4 and 15. &nbsp;&nbsp; -- Dick Weltz




&nbsp;



&nbsp;





On 01/16/16, Dodi Schultz&lt;DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net&gt; wrote:

&nbsp;



Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.

You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the real definition.

BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.

The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):

Monday, 18 January:
2 p.m. EST
1 p.m. CST
11 a.m. PST
7 p.m. GMT
8 p.m. CET
and Tuesday, 19 January:
6 a.m. AEDT
8 a.m. NZDT

—Dealer Dodi



&nbsp;1. someone who takes a certain position or assumes a certain manner in order to impress others.

&nbsp;2. a strip of lead used to separate lines of type in the days of metal typesetting.

&nbsp;3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock.

&nbsp;4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.

&nbsp;5. [ME] a stranger. (poss. from _ella_, meaning _Greek_)

&nbsp;6. a cavalry soldier of the Ottoman Empire.

&nbsp;7. a disgruntled customer.

&nbsp;8. a juvenile walrus.

&nbsp;9. poverty.

10. any Greek starlet.

11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.

12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.

13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.

14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ Myobatrachus gouldii_.

15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.

16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode in a city.

17. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet.





--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quot;Dixonary&quot; group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.








--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quot;Dixonary&quot; group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com (mailto:dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com).
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Tim B
January 16th, 2016, 02:35 PM
11 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Johnb - co.uk
January 16th, 2016, 02:39 PM
#13 1nd #14 for me please
*JohnnyB

*

>
> 13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.
>
> 14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ /Myobatrachus gouldii/_.
>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Daniel Widdis
January 16th, 2016, 03:11 PM
The disgruntled 7 and recycled 15.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Tim Lodge
January 16th, 2016, 03:39 PM
The sooty peasant: 12 and 16, please.

-- Tim L

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Steve Graham
January 16th, 2016, 04:34 PM
I’ll take 3 and 8 please



Steve Graham

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein



3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock.

8. a juvenile walrus.



--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Judy Madnick
January 16th, 2016, 05:03 PM
3 and 14 for absolutely no reason.

Judy Madnick

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Shani Naylor
January 16th, 2016, 05:27 PM
I love #10, but I'll vote for #8 because there must be a name for a
juvenile walrus, plus #13.

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net>
wrote:

> Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still
> have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which
> came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes
> for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true
> definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if
> you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the
> real definition.
>
> BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that
> happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.
>
> The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):
>
> Monday, 18 January:
> 2 p.m. EST
> 1 p.m. CST
> 11 a.m. PST
> 7 p.m. GMT
> 8 p.m. CET
> and Tuesday, 19 January:
> 6 a.m. AEDT
> 8 a.m. NZDT
>
> —Dealer Dodi
>
>
>
> 1. someone who takes a certain position or assumes a certain manner in
> order to impress others.
>
> 2. a strip of lead used to separate lines of type in the days of metal
> typesetting.
>
> 3. a handsome European butterfly having ocelli like those of the peacock..
>
> 4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.
>
> 5. [ME] a stranger. (poss. from _ella_, meaning _Greek_)
>
> 6. a cavalry soldier of the Ottoman Empire.
>
> 7. a disgruntled customer.
>
> 8. a juvenile walrus.
>
> 9. poverty.
>
> 10. any Greek starlet.
>
> 11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.
>
> 12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.
>
> 13. a fresh-water tortoise of California, used as food.
>
> 14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ *Myobatrachus gouldii*_.
>
> 15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.
>
> 16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode in
> a city.
>
> 17. of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the
> second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet.
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Dixonary" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Guerri Stevens
January 16th, 2016, 06:44 PM
I vote for 4 and 16

Guerri
On 1/16/2016 1:26 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> 4. a worthless item or commodity, esp. one sold fraudulently.
>
>
> 16. in Czarist Russia, a member of the peasant class who took up abode
> in a city.
>
>

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

—Keith Hale—
January 16th, 2016, 07:12 PM
16 & 17 like me and have followed me home.
-Keith-

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Efrem Mallach
January 17th, 2016, 08:28 PM
11 and 14, just because.

Efrem

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Jan 16, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> Some of the regulars didn't submit an ELLACHICK definition, but we still have 17 candidates eager to receive your endorsement, only one of which came from an actual dictionary. Now, it's time for you to cast your votes for the two you think stand the best chance of being the real, true definition. Do so by direct reply, before the deadline below.
>
> You may vote even if you didn't submit a def of your own, and even if you're just now jumping into the game; you can still score by selecting the real definition.
>
> BUT: If you recognize the real def, you must disqualify yourself. If that happens, say nothing publicly; e-mail me privately and let me know.
>
> The deadline (with a bit of extra time because it's a weekend):
>
> Monday, 18 January:
> 2 p.m. EST
> 1 p.m. CST
> 11 a.m. PST
> 7 p.m. GMT
> 8 p.m. CET
> and Tuesday, 19 January:
> 6 a.m. AEDT
> 8 a.m. NZDT
>
> —Dealer Dodi
>
>
> 11. an inhabitant of St. Petersburg.
>
> 14. the Western Australian turtle frog, _ Myobatrachus gouldii_.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Jim Hart
January 17th, 2016, 11:53 PM
I'm counting on it not being any kind of young bird, or young anything, or
fauna of any age. So it probably is. Instead I'll waste my votes on some
disgruntled old cloth: 7 and 15.

Jim


--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Tony Abell
January 18th, 2016, 11:11 AM
Shearing sooty water or shredding cloth, 12 and 15, please:

> 12. the sooty shearwater, _Puffinus griseus_.

> 15. shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.