[Dixonary] Round 2678 time to vote for quockerwodger

[Mike Shefler]

A short list this time (maybe some of your defs got lost in the snow?) Vote
for your two favorites no later than 6 PM EST, Sunday, January 24.

1. [Slang] a groundhog.

2. [Slang] a conclusive blow.

3. [Slang] a wooden puppet which can be made to dance by pulling its
strings.

4. [Aust. slang] an echidna.

5. [Aust. slang] a hard rain.

6. a monitor lizard _Varanus sparnus_ of North Western Australia,
formerly an important source of protein for some aboriginal tribes.

7. a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not
agree with the intention of changing it from the inside.

8. [Ceramics] a 'witness cone' or 'pyrometric cone': a slim pyramid made
from dozens of carefully controlled compositions. Each cone measures
the amount of heat absorbed in a firing kiln. As the cone nears its
maturing range, it softens and the tip begins to bend, drawn down by
the influence of gravity. Some are used to switch off electric kilns
when the weight of the sensing rod warps the melting cone in what is
called the 'kiln-sitter'.

9. [Obs.] a person who habitually sleeps in the nude.

10. an ill-tempered woman.

11. in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.

12. an operative in a steel rolling mill who catches a plate as it comes
from the rollers and directs it to the cooling area or back for
further rolling.

13. a word that is on the tip of one's tongue but is unable to be
remembered.

14. one who constantly finds fault; a complainer; a nag.


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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll take a fling with numbers 7 and 13.     -- Dick Weltz
 




 



 





On 01/23/16, Mike Shefler<stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

 











A short list this time (maybe some of your defs got lost in the snow?) Vote
for your two favorites no later than 6 PM EST, Sunday, January 24..








1.  [Slang] a groundhog.








2.  [Slang] a conclusive blow.








3.  [Slang] a wooden puppet which can be made to dance by pulling its
strings.








4.  [Aust. slang] an echidna.








5.  [Aust. slang] a hard rain.








6.  a monitor lizard _Varanus sparnus_ of North Western Australia,
formerly an important source of protein for some aboriginal tribes.








7.  a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not
agree with the intention of changing it from the inside.








8.  [Ceramics] a 'witness cone' or 'pyrometric cone': a slim pyramid made
from dozens of carefully controlled compositions. Each cone measures
the amount of heat absorbed in a firing kiln.  As the cone nears its
maturing range, it softens and the tip begins to bend, drawn down by
the influence of gravity.  Some are used to switch off electric kilns
when the weight of the sensing rod warps the melting cone in what is
called the 'kiln-sitter'.








9.  [Obs.] a person who habitually sleeps in the nude.








10.  an ill-tempered woman.








11.  in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.








12.  an operative in a steel rolling mill who catches a plate as it comes
from the rollers and directs it to the cooling area or back for
further rolling.








13.  a word that is on the tip of one's tongue but is unable to be
remembered.








14.  one who constantly finds fault; a complainer; a nag.








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[Tim B]

6 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Dave Cunningham]

3 and 11 - and no blizzard here in FL <g>

Dave


On Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 10:11:43 AM UTC-5, Mike Shefler wrote:

>
> A short list this time (maybe some of your defs got lost in the snow?)
> Vote
> for your two favorites no later than 6 PM EST, Sunday, January 24.
>
> 1. [Slang] a groundhog.
>
> 2. [Slang] a conclusive blow.
>
> 3. [Slang] a wooden puppet which can be made to dance by pulling its
> strings.
>
> 4. [Aust. slang] an echidna.
>
> 5. [Aust. slang] a hard rain.
>
> 6. a monitor lizard _Varanus sparnus_ of North Western Australia,
> formerly an important source of protein for some aboriginal tribes.
>
> 7. a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not
> agree with the intention of changing it from the inside.
>
> 8. [Ceramics] a 'witness cone' or 'pyrometric cone': a slim pyramid made
> from dozens of carefully controlled compositions. Each cone measures
> the amount of heat absorbed in a firing kiln. As the cone nears its
> maturing range, it softens and the tip begins to bend, drawn down by
> the influence of gravity. Some are used to switch off electric kilns
> when the weight of the sensing rod warps the melting cone in what is
> called the 'kiln-sitter'.
>
> 9. [Obs.] a person who habitually sleeps in the nude.
>
> 10. an ill-tempered woman.
>
> 11. in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.
>
> 12. an operative in a steel rolling mill who catches a plate as it comes
> from the rollers and directs it to the cooling area or back for
> further rolling.
>
> 13. a word that is on the tip of one's tongue but is unable to be
> remembered.
>
> 14. one who constantly finds fault; a complainer; a nag.
>
>

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[Tim Lodge]

Hmmm... tricky! I'll try the activist and the croquet term, 7 and 11
please.


7. a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not agree
with the intention of changing it from the inside.

11. in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.

-- Tim L

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[—Keith Hale—]

Tim is right, i think. 7 & 11 here, too!
-Keith-

On 23 January 2016 at 13:03, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Hmmm... tricky! I'll try the activist and the croquet term, 7 and 11
> please.
>
>
> 7. a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not agree
> with the intention of changing it from the inside.
>
> 11. in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.
>
> -- Tim L
>
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[Shani Naylor]

I'll go with the crowd for 11, plus 14.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 9 and 12.

Guerri

On 1/23/2016 10:11 AM, Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> 9. [Obs.] a person who habitually sleeps in the nude.
>
> 12. an operative in a steel rolling mill who catches a plate as it comes
> from the rollers and directs it to the cooling area or back for
> further rolling.
>

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[Daniel Widdis]

6 in honor of the "lizzard warning" photo making the rounds on social media.

and 9 just in case there's a word for that.

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[Dodi Schultz]

I like the word, and I rather like most of the "definitions", too. I'll have a go at

2.&nbsp; [Slang] a conclusive blow.



and





11.&nbsp; in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.

—Dodi

















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[Christopher Carson]

9 and 11 for me.

Chris

Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 23, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> A short list this time (maybe some of your defs got lost in the snow?) Vote
> for your two favorites no later than 6 PM EST, Sunday, January 24.
>
> 1. [Slang] a groundhog.
>
> 2. [Slang] a conclusive blow.
>
> 3. [Slang] a wooden puppet which can be made to dance by pulling its
> strings.
>
> 4. [Aust. slang] an echidna.
>
> 5. [Aust. slang] a hard rain.
>
> 6. a monitor lizard _Varanus sparnus_ of North Western Australia,
> formerly an important source of protein for some aboriginal tribes.
>
> 7. a political activist who joins an organization with which they do not
> agree with the intention of changing it from the inside.
>
> 8. [Ceramics] a 'witness cone' or 'pyrometric cone': a slim pyramid made
> from dozens of carefully controlled compositions. Each cone measures
> the amount of heat absorbed in a firing kiln. As the cone nears its
> maturing range, it softens and the tip begins to bend, drawn down by
> the influence of gravity. Some are used to switch off electric kilns
> when the weight of the sensing rod warps the melting cone in what is
> called the 'kiln-sitter'.
>
> 9. [Obs.] a person who habitually sleeps in the nude.
>
> 10. an ill-tempered woman.
>
> 11. in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.
>
> 12. an operative in a steel rolling mill who catches a plate as it comes
> from the rollers and directs it to the cooling area or back for
> further rolling.
>
> 13. a word that is on the tip of one's tongue but is unable to be
> remembered.
>
> 14. one who constantly finds fault; a complainer; a nag.
>
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[Tony Abell]

Getting in at the last minute: 6 and 11:


> 6.Â* a monitor lizard _Varanus sparnus_ of North Western Australia,
> formerly an important source of protein for some aboriginal tribes.

> 11.Â* in croquet, a ball that comes to rest against the leg of a hoop.

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