[Dixonary] Rnd 2696: Word PSCHENT: Vote now

[Johnb - co.uk]

Here are 17 very interesting and varied definitions brought to you by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
to this one), before the deadline..

10:00 pm on Sunday, 03 Apr 2016 in the UK
5:00 pm on East Coast USA
2:00 pm on West Coast USA
7:30 am on 4 Apr in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

*JohnnyB*

1. An insult

2. [Obs.] Snuff

3. An Albanian gypsy

4. [Rus. sl.] Worthless

5. An object of prescience

6. A type of quantum particle

7. The first Sunday after Easter

8. A kind of coarse, obdurate land

9. [Hebrew slang] An off-hand comment

10. [Yiddish] Inappropriate, crazy, or bizarre

11. [Germ] -- A drag trail left for training tracking dogs

12. A man who is overly concerned about his own appearance; a fop

13. A variety of mango grown commercially in several South American
countries

14. A fire-resistant layer found in the bark of many large conifers,
especially redwood and sequoia

15. In Ancient Egypt, a hooked instrument used to remove the brain from
the skull of a corpse as part of the process of mummification

16. A stew consisting primarily of meat, potatoes, beans, and grains,
traditionally prepared before the onset of the Jewish Sabbath, and eaten
as a midday meal

17. [Ancient Hist.] A headdress of ancient Egypt, combining the white
crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, used after the
formation of the State (c 3000 b.c.)



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[Dave Cunningham]

9 and double it for 17

Dave


On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 5:10:38 PM UTC-4, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:

> Here are 17 very interesting and varied definitions brought to you by our
> esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 10:00 pm on Sunday, 03 Apr 2016 in the UK
> 5:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 2:00 pm on West Coast USA
> 7:30 am on 4 Apr in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. An insult
>
> 2. [Obs.] Snuff
>
> 3. An Albanian gypsy
>
> 4. [Rus. sl.] Worthless
>
> 5. An object of prescience
>
> 6. A type of quantum particle
>
> 7. The first Sunday after Easter
>
> 8. A kind of coarse, obdurate land
>
> 9. [Hebrew slang] An off-hand comment
>
> 10. [Yiddish] Inappropriate, crazy, or bizarre
>
> 11. [Germ] -- A drag trail left for training tracking dogs
>
> 12. A man who is overly concerned about his own appearance; a fop
>
> 13. A variety of mango grown commercially in several South American
> countries
>
> 14. A fire-resistant layer found in the bark of many large conifers,
> especially redwood and sequoia
>
> 15. In Ancient Egypt, a hooked instrument used to remove the brain from
> the skull of a corpse as part of the process of mummification
>
> 16. A stew consisting primarily of meat, potatoes, beans, and grains,
> traditionally prepared before the onset of the Jewish Sabbath, and eaten as
> a midday meal
>
> 17. [Ancient Hist.] A headdress of ancient Egypt, combining the white
> crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, used after the
> formation of the State (c 3000 b.c.)
>
>
>
> --
> *John*
>

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[Judy Madnick]

4. [Rus. sl.] Worthless

9. [Hebrew slang] An off-hand comment

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Steve Graham]

8 and 14 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

8. A kind of coarse, obdurate land

14. A fire-resistant layer found in the bark of many large conifers, especially redwood and sequoia



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[—Keith Hale—]

7 and 16 look like they want my votes the most.
-Keith-

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[Daniel Widdis]

15 because brains, and 17 because I got to the end of the list without
finding another one I liked

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[Tim B]

10 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 16.

Guerri

On 4/1/2016 5:10 PM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:
>
> 10. [Yiddish] Inappropriate, crazy, or bizarre
>
> 16. A stew consisting primarily of meat, potatoes, beans, and grains,
> traditionally prepared before the onset of the Jewish Sabbath, and
> eaten as a midday meal

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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll take a stab at numbers 6 and 17.    -- Dick Weltz




 



 





On 04/01/16, Johnb - co.uk<johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

 



Here are 17 very interesting and varied definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..

10:00 pm on Sunday, 03 Apr 2016 in the UK
5:00 pm on        East Coast USA
2:00 pm on        West Coast USA
7:30 am on  4 Apr in parts of Oz

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.

JohnnyB

1. An insult

 2. [Obs.] Snuff

 3. An Albanian gypsy

 4. [Rus. sl.] Worthless

 5. An object of prescience

 6. A type of quantum particle

 7. The first Sunday after Easter

 8. A kind of coarse, obdurate land

 9. [Hebrew slang] An off-hand comment

10. [Yiddish] Inappropriate, crazy, or bizarre

11.  [Germ] -- A drag trail left for training tracking dogs

12. A man who is overly concerned about his own appearance; a fop

13. A variety of mango grown commercially in several South American countries

14. A fire-resistant layer found in the bark of many large conifers, especially redwood and sequoia

15. In Ancient Egypt, a hooked instrument used to remove the brain from the skull of a corpse as part of the process of mummification

16. A stew consisting primarily of meat, potatoes, beans, and grains, traditionally prepared before the onset of the Jewish Sabbath, and eaten as a midday meal

17. [Ancient Hist.] A headdress of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, used after the formation of the State (c 3000 b.c.)





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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 12 and 17.

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[Tony Abell]

Egyptian, I guess:

> 15. In Ancient Egypt, a hooked instrument used to remove the brain from the
> skull of a corpse as part of the process of mummification

> 17. [Ancient Hist.] A headdress of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of
> Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, used after the formation of the
> State (c 3000 b.c.)




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[nancygoat]

I'll have 14 and 15 just to show I read them all...

Nancy


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[Jim Hart]

I'll take 1 and 2 and now you'll never know if I read to the end of the
list.

Jim


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[Efrem Mallach]

Sounds vaguely Slavic to me. I’ll try 3 and 4. (I know, Albanian isn’t really Slavic, but still.)

Efrem

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> On Apr 1, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here are 17 very interesting and varied definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 10:00 pm on Sunday, 03 Apr 2016 in the UK
> 5:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 2:00 pm on West Coast USA
> 7:30 am on 4 Apr in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
>
> 3. An Albanian gypsy
>
> 4. [Rus. sl.] Worthless

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[Dodi Schultz]

That word is not only weird; it's unpronounceable. I'll take wild guesses at

> 14. A fire-resistant layer found in the bark of many large conifers,
> especially redwood and sequoia
and
> 15. In Ancient Egypt, a hooked instrument used to remove the brain from
> the skull of a corpse as part of the process of mummification

—Dodi


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[Christopher Carson]

15 and 17 for me.

Chris

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