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Tim Lodge
March 25th, 2016, 04:24 PM
Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
before the deadline of:

10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
or 09:00 BST for the dealer
or 4:00 AM EDT
or 1:00 AM PDT
or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington

E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.

New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
look up the word until after you've voted.


-- Tim L


*** ZURLA ***

1. A male gypsy dancer.














2. A recumbent tricycle.














3. A phantom; an apparition.














4. Another name for the hula hoop.













5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.














6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]













7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.













8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.













9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.













10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.












11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
ceremonies.









12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
dynasty (1925-79).









13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig. in
the Straits of Magellan.








14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.



15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and plural
[Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that exhibit it]



16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
two closely-harnessed horses.
17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
and inner faces of a fortification wall.
18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or
Zn, and Z = Al or Si).

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—Keith Hale—
March 25th, 2016, 04:43 PM
I'll bite for 4 & 9, please.
Keith

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Dodi Schultz
March 25th, 2016, 05:38 PM
The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind of chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the longer (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped off, instead of wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short ones, seem to split into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line, "dancer" on the next. And each number seems to be between the first and second line of its def.

At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything like it before.

Anyone else see anything odd?

—Dodi



On 3/25/2016 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:




Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which came from my dictionary.  Please vote by public reply to this message before the deadline of:



         10:00 CEDT  on Sunday 27th March  
      or 09:00 BST  for the dealer
      or  4:00 AM EDT
      or  1:00 AM PDT
      or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
      or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington          

E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.



New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.


--  Tim L


*** ZURLA ***

 1.  A male gypsy dancer.














 2.  A recumbent tricycle.














 3.  A phantom; an apparition.














 4.  Another name for the hula hoop.













 5.  [Afrik. dial.]  surely, certainly.














 6.  Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]













 7.  Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.













 8.  Having greatly impaired vision; blind.













 9.  A musical instrument similar to a harp.













10.  An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.












11.  A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during ceremonies.









12.  [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).









13.  A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig. in the Straits of Magellan.








14.  [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.



15.  Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that exhibit it]



16.  A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between two closely-harnessed horses. 17.  [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer and inner faces of a fortification wall. 18.  A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).


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Tim Lodge
March 25th, 2016, 05:54 PM
Sorry, Dodi. Is this any better?

1. A male gypsy dancer.

2. A recumbent tricycle.

3. A phantom; an apparition.

4. Another name for the hula hoop.

5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.

6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]

7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.

8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.

9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.

10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.

11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit
during ceremonies.

12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's
Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).

13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall,
orig. in the Straits of Magellan.

14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_,
introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.

15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
exhibit it]

16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone
unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung
between two closely-harnessed horses.

17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which
could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the
outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.

18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
having the general formula

A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).


On Friday, 25 March 2016 22:38:43 UTC, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind of
> chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the longer
> (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped off, instead of
> wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short ones, seem to split
> into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line, "dancer" on the next. And each
> number seems to be *between* the first and second line of its def.
>
> At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything like
> it before.
>
> Anyone else see anything odd?
>
> —Dodi
>
>
>
> On 3/25/2016 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
> came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
> before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
> or 4:00 AM EDT
> or 1:00 AM PDT
> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>
> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>
> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
> look up the word until after you've voted.
>
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** ZURLA ***
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
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> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
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> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
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> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
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> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>
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> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
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> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
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> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>
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> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>
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> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>
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>
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> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
> ceremonies.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
> dynasty (1925-79).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.
> in the Straits of Magellan.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
> into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>
>
>
> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
> plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
> exhibit it]
>
>
>
> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
> ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
> two closely-harnessed horses.
> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
> doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
> and inner faces of a fortification wall.
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
> having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg,
> or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
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Daniel Widdis
March 25th, 2016, 05:58 PM
Dodi,

As you observe, the longer lines do not wrap well in the table, which
seems to keep its size regardless of window width. I can see them by
expanding my TBird window to epic proportions because I have a
super-wide monitor. I suspect shrinking the font to the point you
needed a magnifying glass might work as well, but I prefer the large
font edition.

I can see the table cell boundaries by hovering my mouse over it....
looks like the longer defs go through column Q.

Tim's repost wraps properly at the window border and the rubble between
walls def is much more readable. :)

Dan

On 3/25/16 3:38 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
> The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind
> of chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the
> longer (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped
> off, instead of wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short
> ones, seem to split into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line,
> "dancer" on the next. And each number seems to be /between/ the first
> and second line of its def.
>
> At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything
> like it before.
>
> Anyone else see anything odd?
>
> —Dodi
>

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Daniel Widdis
March 25th, 2016, 06:01 PM
5 is suspiciously obvious and I'd like to know if there's a word for 15
so I can start using it to refer to the trio of candidates I'll be
hearing way too much of for the next few months.

And just shaking my head with amusement at 17.

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Judy Madnick
March 25th, 2016, 07:17 PM
Same here.

Judy



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From: "Dodi Schultz" <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com;
Dated: 3/25/2016 6:38:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2694 ZURLA Defs - Vote Now!


The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind of chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the longer (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped off, instead of wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short ones, seem to split into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line, "dancer" on the next. And each number seems to be between the first and second line of its def.

At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything like it before.

Anyone else see anything odd?

—Dodi



On 3/25/2016 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:

Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message before the deadline of:


10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
or 09:00 BST for the dealer
or 4:00 AM EDT
or 1:00 AM PDT
or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington

E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.


New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.


-- Tim L


*** ZURLA ***

1. A male gypsy dancer.















2. A recumbent tricycle.















3. A phantom; an apparition.















4. Another name for the hula hoop.














5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.















6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]














7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.














8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.














9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.














10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.













11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during ceremonies.










12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).










13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig. in the Straits of Magellan.









14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.




15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that exhibit it]




16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between two closely-harnessed horses.
17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.
18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).


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Judy Madnick
March 25th, 2016, 07:23 PM
This is better. And I can now delete what I don't want to vote for (including the correct definition, I'm sure!), which I was unable to do with the original post.


11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during ceremonies.
16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between two closely-harnessed horses.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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Paul Keating
March 26th, 2016, 01:27 AM
From my perspective, much more legible. Thanks. And for my votes: 1 & 2.

P
On 25 Mar 2016 23:54, "Tim Lodge" <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Sorry, Dodi. Is this any better?
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>
> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>
> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>
> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>
> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>
> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>
> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>
> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>
> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>
> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit
> during ceremonies.
>
> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's
> Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).
>
> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent
> squall, orig. in the Straits of Magellan.
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_,
> introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>
> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual
> and plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
> exhibit it]
>
> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone
> unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung
> between two closely-harnessed horses.
>
> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which
> could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the
> outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.
>
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
> having the general formula
>
> A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
>
>
> On Friday, 25 March 2016 22:38:43 UTC, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>>
>> The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind of
>> chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the longer
>> (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped off, instead of
>> wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short ones, seem to split
>> into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line, "dancer" on the next. And each
>> number seems to be *between* the first and second line of its def.
>>
>> At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything like
>> it before.
>>
>> Anyone else see anything odd?
>>
>> —Dodi
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/25/2016 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:
>>
>> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
>> came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
>> before the deadline of:
>>
>> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
>> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
>> or 4:00 AM EDT
>> or 1:00 AM PDT
>> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
>> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>>
>> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>>
>> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
>> look up the word until after you've voted.
>>
>>
>> -- Tim L
>>
>>
>> *** ZURLA ***
>>
>> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
>> ceremonies.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
>> dynasty (1925-79).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.
>> in the Straits of Magellan.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
>> into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>>
>>
>>
>> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
>> plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
>> exhibit it]
>>
>>
>>
>> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
>> ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
>> two closely-harnessed horses.
>> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
>> doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
>> and inner faces of a fortification wall.
>> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
>> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
>> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
>> having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg,
>> or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
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Tim B
March 26th, 2016, 04:48 AM
5 and 17, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Shani Naylor
March 26th, 2016, 05:10 AM
Having no clue, I'll go for 5 & 9.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
> came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
> before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
> or 4:00 AM EDT
> or 1:00 AM PDT
> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>
> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>
> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
> look up the word until after you've voted.
>
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** ZURLA ***
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>
>
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> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>
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> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>
>
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>
> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>
>
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> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>
>
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> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
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> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
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> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
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> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>
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> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
> ceremonies.
>
>
>
>
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>
> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
> dynasty (1925-79).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.
> in the Straits of Magellan.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
> into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>
>
>
> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
> plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
> exhibit it]
>
>
>
> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
> ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
> two closely-harnessed horses.
> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
> doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
> and inner faces of a fortification wall.
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
> having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg,
> or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
>
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Johnb - co.uk
March 26th, 2016, 06:34 AM
Going for a def that defines the word by an unknown (to me) term or two
I'll have #14 and for no reason at all #7 please
*
JohnnyB*

> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_,
> introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany
> peoples.
>
>

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Guerri Stevens
March 26th, 2016, 06:50 AM
Formatting of the list of definitions was really odd, at least as shown
on my end in Thunderbird.

I vote for the fashion term which I think is 7, and the teak bench,
which I think is 11.

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France International/Mike Shefler
March 26th, 2016, 09:50 AM
I'll take 2 musical instruments with 9 and 14.

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Dave Cunningham
March 26th, 2016, 01:07 PM
6 and 14 this time out ... by the way, what is a "shawm"?

Dave

On Friday, March 25, 2016 at 5:24:30 PM UTC-4, Tim Lodge wrote:

> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
> came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
> before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
> or 4:00 AM EDT
> or 1:00 AM PDT
> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>
> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>
> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
> look up the word until after you've voted.
>
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** ZURLA ***
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
> ceremonies.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
> dynasty (1925-79).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.
> in the Straits of Magellan.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
> into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>
>
>
> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
> plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
> exhibit it]
>
>
>
> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
> ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
> two closely-harnessed horses.
> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
> doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
> and inner faces of a fortification wall.
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
> having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg,
> or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
>

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Paul Keating
March 26th, 2016, 02:04 PM
A double-reed wind instrument of middle-eastern origin, ancestor of the
modern oboe. They were loud band instruments in 16th century Europe.
On 26 Mar 2016 19:07, "Dave Cunningham" <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

> 6 and 14 this time out ... by the way, what is a "shawm"?
>
> Dave
>
> On Friday, March 25, 2016 at 5:24:30 PM UTC-4, Tim Lodge wrote:
>
>> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which
>> came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message
>> before the deadline of:
>>
>> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
>> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
>> or 4:00 AM EDT
>> or 1:00 AM PDT
>> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
>> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>>
>> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>>
>> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't
>> look up the word until after you've voted.
>>
>>
>> -- Tim L
>>
>>
>> *** ZURLA ***
>>
>> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during
>> ceremonies.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi
>> dynasty (1925-79).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.
>> in the Straits of Magellan.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced
>> into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>>
>>
>>
>> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and
>> plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that
>> exhibit it]
>>
>>
>>
>> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to
>> ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between
>> two closely-harnessed horses.
>> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be
>> doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer
>> and inner faces of a fortification wall.
>> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as
>> honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags.
>> Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species,
>> having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg,
>> or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
>>
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Steve Graham
March 26th, 2016, 04:02 PM
17 and 18 please



Steve Graham

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson




17.

[13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.


18.

A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).



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Dodi Schultz
March 26th, 2016, 06:49 PM
Not having the faintest notion, I'll go with the gypsies:

&nbsp;1.&nbsp;A male gypsy dancer.

and

14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.

—Dodi

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Efrem Mallach
March 26th, 2016, 08:24 PM
I’ll go for the endpoints, 1 and 18. It’s not that I believe 18, as much as I think anyone who could come up with that deserves a point for effort.

Efrem

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Mar 25, 2016, at 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>
> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
> or 4:00 AM EDT
> or 1:00 AM PDT
> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>
> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>
> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.
>
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** ZURLA ***
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>
> ...
>
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).

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nancygoat
March 26th, 2016, 09:00 PM
I'll go musical: 9 and 14.

Nancy

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Christopher Carson
March 26th, 2016, 09:29 PM
5 and 9 for me.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 25, 2016, at 6:54 PM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Sorry, Dodi. Is this any better?
>
> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>
> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>
> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>
> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>
> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>
> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>
> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>
> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>
> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>
> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>
> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during ceremonies.
>
> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).
>
> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig. in the Straits of Magellan.
>
> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>
> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that exhibit it]
>
> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between two closely-harnessed horses.
>
> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.
>
> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula
> A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
>
>
>
>> On Friday, 25 March 2016 22:38:43 UTC, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>> The type on the list is really weird, Tim. It seems to be in some kind of chart or table (there are horizontal and vertical lines), and the longer (first) lines of type in the last few defs are just chopped off, instead of wrapping to the next line. ALL of the defs, even short ones, seem to split into two lines "A male gypsy" on one line, "dancer" on the next. And each number seems to be between the first and second line of its def.
>>
>> At least, that's how it looks here in my Tbird. Never seen anything like it before.
>>
>> Anyone else see anything odd?
>>
>> —Dodi
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 3/25/2016 5:24 PM, Tim Lodge wrote:
>>> Here are 18 carefully-crafted defs of the word ZURLA, only one of which came from my dictionary. Please vote by public reply to this message before the deadline of:
>>>
>>> 10:00 CEDT on Sunday 27th March
>>> or 09:00 BST for the dealer
>>> or 4:00 AM EDT
>>> or 1:00 AM PDT
>>> or 19:00 AEDT in Melbourne
>>> or 21:00 NZDT in Wellington
>>>
>>> E&OE of course, due to the clocks going forward here in the UK.
>>>
>>> New players are always welcome to join the game at any stage - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Tim L
>>>
>>>
>>> *** ZURLA ***
>>>
>>> 1. A male gypsy dancer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. A recumbent tricycle.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 3. A phantom; an apparition.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 4. Another name for the hula hoop.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 5. [Afrik. dial.] surely, certainly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 6. Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 7. Fashion term for zebra-like patterns.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 8. Having greatly impaired vision; blind.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 9. A musical instrument similar to a harp.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 10. An anise-flavored 30-proof Spanish liqueur.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 11. A carved teak bench on which Indonesian tribal leaders sit during ceremonies.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 12. [Pers.] a member of the elite palace guard during Iran's Pahlavi dynasty (1925-79).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 13. A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig.. in the Straits of Magellan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 14. [Music.] A kind of shawm similar to the Turkish _zurna_, introduced into Macedonia and neighbouring Balkan states by Romany peoples.
>>>
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>>> 15. Grammatical triple number, contrasting with singular, dual and plural [Tolomako, 'those three', referring to the three pronouns that exhibit it]
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>>> 16. A contrivance used by Mongolian horsemen to carry someone unable to ride across rough country, consisting of a sort of hammock slung between two closely-harnessed horses.
>>> 17. [13th Cent.] a mixture of tree branches and stones, which could be doused with oil and set aflame, used to fill the space between the outer and inner faces of a fortification wall.
>>> 18. A tetragonal silicate of calcium and aluminium, occurring as honey-yellow crystals in igneous and metamorphic rocks and many slags. Also: any of a group of related minerals which includes this species, having the general formula A2BZSiO7 (where A = Na or Ca, B = Al, Be, Mg, or Zn, and Z = Al or Si).
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Tony Abell
March 27th, 2016, 02:11 AM
I'll take 1 and 13:

> Â*1.Â* A male gypsy dancer.
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> 13.Â* A sailor's (whaler's, etc.) name for a sudden violent squall, orig. in the Straits of Magellan.

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