[Dixonary] Round 2725: HARFANG Defs up

[Tony Abell]

Despite waiting several hours after the deadline, I have only collected a scant 12
definitions of harfang, one of which comes from a dictionary. The remainder come
from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
shall be:

Saturday, 10:00am EDT 16-Jul-2016
Saturday, 07:00am PDT 16-Jul-2016
Saturday, 03:00pm BST 16-Jul-2016
Saturday, 04:00pm CEDT 16-Jul-2016
Sunday, 12:00am AEST 17-Jul-2016
Saturday 2016-07-16 1400Z


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1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of most
mammals, birds, and reptiles.

2. A Scandinavian fishing village.

3. An ironclad excuse.

4. [Norse myth.]Â*One of the Ice Giants.

5. Miserly; stingy.

6. A haircloth. [Obs.]

7. Snowy owl.

8. A fearsome looking shark with an eel-like body and 25 rows of razor-sharp
teeth that has been roaming the ocean for about 80 million years.

9. Twisted out of shape, said chiefly of the feet.

10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on the
side of a longboat.

11. A steering oar on a longship.

12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of
Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.


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[Judy Madnick]

Norse and Norway have a nice ring to them:

4. [Norse myth.] One of the Ice Giants.

12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of
Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Daniel Widdis]

I think it’s rather silly to note that an 80-million-year-old shark with 25 rows of teeth is “fearsome looking.�

I wonder if it could be killed with a steering oar?


8 and 11 please

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 1 and 10.

Guerri

On 7/14/2016 7:44 PM, Tony Abell wrote:
> 1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of most
> mammals, birds, and reptiles.
>
> 10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on the side of a longboat.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for the digit and the fiddle, 1 and 12, please:

1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of
most mammals, birds, and reptiles.

12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of
Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.

-- Tim L

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[Dave Cunningham]

1 and 10, I suppose.


Dave

On Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:44:02 PM UTC-4, Tony Abell wrote:

>
> Despite waiting several hours after the deadline, I have only collected a
> scant 12
> definitions of harfang, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
> remainder come
> from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Saturday, 10:00am EDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 07:00am PDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 03:00pm BST 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 04:00pm CEDT 16-Jul-2016
> Sunday, 12:00am AEST 17-Jul-2016
> Saturday 2016-07-16 1400Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of
> most
> mammals, birds, and reptiles.
>
> 2. A Scandinavian fishing village.
>
> 3. An ironclad excuse.
>
> 4. [Norse myth.] One of the Ice Giants.
>
> 5. Miserly; stingy.
>
> 6. A haircloth. [Obs.]
>
> 7. Snowy owl.
>
> 8. A fearsome looking shark with an eel-like body and 25 rows of
> razor-sharp
> teeth that has been roaming the ocean for about 80 million years.
>
> 9. Twisted out of shape, said chiefly of the feet.
>
> 10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on
> the
> side of a longboat.
>
> 11. A steering oar on a longship.
>
> 12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music
> of
> Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
> violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
> standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
> played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
> sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.
>
>
>

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[—Keith Hale—]

I am liking, and voting for 6 & 12.
Cheers
-Keith-

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[Tim B]

11 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 1 and 6.


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[Efrem Mallach]

I’m with the Vikings: 10 and 11. I don’t know what the words for these things were, but there must have been words for them.

Efrem

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> On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Despite waiting several hours after the deadline, I have only collected a scant 12 definitions of harfang, one of which comes from a dictionary. The remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline. You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline shall be:
>
> Saturday, 10:00am EDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 07:00am PDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 03:00pm BST 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 04:00pm CEDT 16-Jul-2016
> Sunday, 12:00am AEST 17-Jul-2016
> Saturday 2016-07-16 1400Z
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on the side of a longboat.
>
> 11. A steering oar on a longship.

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[Christopher Carson]

I'll take a shot (or 2) at 11 and 12.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 14, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>
> Despite waiting several hours after the deadline, I have only collected a scant 12
> definitions of harfang, one of which comes from a dictionary. The remainder come
> from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline
> shall be:
>
> Saturday, 10:00am EDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 07:00am PDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 03:00pm BST 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 04:00pm CEDT 16-Jul-2016
> Sunday, 12:00am AEST 17-Jul-2016
> Saturday 2016-07-16 1400Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of most
> mammals, birds, and reptiles.
>
> 2. A Scandinavian fishing village.
>
> 3. An ironclad excuse.
>
> 4. [Norse myth.] One of the Ice Giants.
>
> 5. Miserly; stingy.
>
> 6. A haircloth. [Obs.]
>
> 7. Snowy owl.
>
> 8. A fearsome looking shark with an eel-like body and 25 rows of razor-sharp
> teeth that has been roaming the ocean for about 80 million years.
>
> 9. Twisted out of shape, said chiefly of the feet.
>
> 10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on the
> side of a longboat.
>
> 11. A steering oar on a longship.
>
> 12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of
> Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
> violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
> standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
> played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
> sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.
>
>
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[Shani Naylor]

I'll try 5 & 12.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com>
wrote:

>
> Despite waiting several hours after the deadline, I have only collected a
> scant 12
> definitions of harfang, one of which comes from a dictionary. The
> remainder come
> from the fertile imaginations of the players.
>
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the
> deadline.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote
> if you
> are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting
> deadline
> shall be:
>
> Saturday, 10:00am EDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 07:00am PDT 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 03:00pm BST 16-Jul-2016
> Saturday, 04:00pm CEDT 16-Jul-2016
> Sunday, 12:00am AEST 17-Jul-2016
> Saturday 2016-07-16 1400Z
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1. A "dog's thumb", or "dewclaw". A vestigial digit found on the foot of
> most
> mammals, birds, and reptiles.
>
> 2. A Scandinavian fishing village.
>
> 3. An ironclad excuse.
>
> 4. [Norse myth.] One of the Ice Giants.
>
> 5. Miserly; stingy.
>
> 6. A haircloth. [Obs.]
>
> 7. Snowy owl.
>
> 8. A fearsome looking shark with an eel-like body and 25 rows of
> razor-sharp
> teeth that has been roaming the ocean for about 80 million years.
>
> 9. Twisted out of shape, said chiefly of the feet.
>
> 10. A round Viking shield, used both for personal defence and as armor on
> the
> side of a longboat.
>
> 11. A steering oar on a longship.
>
> 12. A traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of
> Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the
> violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a
> standard violin) and thinner wood. Four of the strings are strung and
> played like a violin, while the rest, aptly named understrings or
> sympathetic strings, resonate under the influence of the other four.
>
>
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[JohnB]

I'm going to stick with Northern too maybe one of my choices accounts
for the other

#4 and #7 please

*JohnnyB*

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