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Shani Naylor
July 24th, 2016, 04:09 AM
Hi all -- we have 14 potential definitions of our word TERPODION. It's time
to vote for two of them.

1. A truck.

2. The tent caterpillar.

3. A three-legged stool.

4. The terminating segment of an insect's leg.

5. A large armadillo, native to tropical South America.

6. Spiny reptile of New Zealand with vestigial third eye.

7. Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or
illicitly

8. A long-necked saltwater clam of the Pacific Northwest, _Panopea
generosa_.

9. An early harp that was one of the first to use pedals to change
the pitch of strings.

10. An early keyboard instrument with 32 keys, circa 1650 – 1675;
Supplanted by the spinet.

11. A French automaton ca. 1870, capable of dancing without any apparent
connection to a base.

12. Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved in
1832, but never actually in use.

13. Originally: in 1897, a planned mechanical musical instrument played
by up to 27 people on a special dance floor, never completed. Now the name
is registered to a Swedish software company for an arcade dancing game.

14. [obs] A three-footed creature - of which there are none; it was
mostly used to describe those bottom-feeding fish that appear to walk on
their two pectoral fins and their tail although it has been used to
describe the walking gait of wallabies and kangaroos.


The deadline for voting is 9am Tuesday 26 July my time (NZDT) or:



Monday, 25 June, 2pm PDT

Monday, 25 June, 5pm EDT

Monday, 25 June, 10pm BST

Monday, 25 June, 11pm CEST

Tuesday, 26 June, 7am AEST



New players always welcome!



Shani

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—Keith Hale—
July 24th, 2016, 04:40 AM
9 & 12 boat my float.
Cheers
-Keith-

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Tim Lodge
July 24th, 2016, 05:20 AM
I've no idea, really, so I'll just go for the two longest ones, 13 and 14,
please.

13. Originally: in 1897, a planned mechanical musical instrument played
by up to 27 people on a special dance floor, never completed. Now the name
is registered to a Swedish software company for an arcade dancing game.

14. [obs] A three-footed creature - of which there are none; it was
mostly used to describe those bottom-feeding fish that appear to walk on
their two pectoral fins and their tail although it has been used to
describe the walking gait of wallabies and kangaroos.


-- Tim L

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Guerri Stevens
July 24th, 2016, 05:33 AM
I vote for 9 and 12.

Guerri

On 7/24/2016 5:09 AM, Shani Naylor wrote:
> 9.An early harp that was one of the first to use pedals to change the
> pitch of strings.
>
> 12.Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved
> in 1832, but never actually in use.
>

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Judy Madnick
July 24th, 2016, 08:04 AM
12 and 13, please.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY



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Dated: 7/24/2016 5:09:39 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2728 - TERPODION voting time!


Hi all -- we have 14 potential definitions of our word TERPODION. It's time to vote for two of them.



1. A truck.


2. The tent caterpillar.


3. A three-legged stool.


4. The terminating segment of an insect's leg.


5. A large armadillo, native to tropical South America.


6. Spiny reptile of New Zealand with vestigial third eye.


7. Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly


8. A long-necked saltwater clam of the Pacific Northwest, _Panopea generosa_.


9. An early harp that was one of the first to use pedals to change the pitch of strings.


10. An early keyboard instrument with 32 keys, circa 1650 – 1675; Supplanted by the spinet.


11. A French automaton ca. 1870, capable of dancing without any apparent connection to a base.


12. Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved in 1832, but never actually in use.


13. Originally: in 1897, a planned mechanical musical instrument played by up to 27 people on a special dance floor, never completed. Now the name is registered to a Swedish software company for an arcade dancing game.


14. [obs] A three-footed creature - of which there are none; it was mostly used to describe those bottom-feeding fish that appear to walk on their two pectoral fins and their tail although it has been used to describe the walking gait of wallabies and kangaroos.




The deadline for voting is 9am Tuesday 26 July my time (NZDT) or:



Monday, 25 June, 2pm PDT
Monday, 25 June, 5pm EDT
Monday, 25 June, 10pm BST
Monday, 25 June, 11pm CEST
Tuesday, 26 June, 7am AEST

New players always welcome!

Shani

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France International/Mike Shefler
July 24th, 2016, 08:58 AM
I'm intrigued by 11 and 13.


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JohnB
July 24th, 2016, 09:20 AM
#4 and #12 for me (although how you can improve something that wasn't
used is a bit beyond me; but, for me, that the charm of this def)

*JohnnyB*

4.The terminating segment of an insect's leg.

12.Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved in
1832, but never actually in use.


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Daniel Widdis
July 24th, 2016, 11:18 AM
I suspect it’s something musically related. I’ll go with the dancing 11 and 13.

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Tim B
July 24th, 2016, 12:07 PM
Let's try 3 and 14, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Efrem Mallach
July 25th, 2016, 08:04 AM
Despite this dealer's historical predilection for choosing words of Maori, or at least New Zealand, origin, this word doesn't feel like one.

I'll try 11 and 13 for the dancing theme. (I've played something like the modern part of 13 in a cinema lobby arcade. I don't recall its name.)

> On Jul 24, 2016, at 5:09 AM, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Hi all -- we have 14 potential definitions of our word TERPODION. It's time to vote for two of them.
>
>
> 11. A French automaton ca. 1870, capable of dancing without any apparent connection to a base.
>
>
> 13. Originally: in 1897, a planned mechanical musical instrument played by up to 27 people on a special dance floor, never completed. Now the name is registered to a Swedish software company for an arcade dancing game.

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Tony Abell
July 25th, 2016, 08:45 AM
Two of the instruments, I guess. 10 and 12:

> 10.Â*Â* An early keyboard instrument with 32 keys, circa 1650 – 1675;Â* Supplanted by the spinet.
>
> 12.Â*Â* Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved in 1832, but never actually in use.

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Christopher Carson
July 25th, 2016, 08:55 AM
I'll go with vox pop - 12 and 13,

Chris

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> On Jul 24, 2016, at 5:23 AM, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Hi all -- we have 14 potential definitions of our word TERPODION. It's time to vote for two of them.
>
> 1. A truck.
>
> 2. The tent caterpillar.
>
> 3. A three-legged stool.
>
> 4. The terminating segment of an insect's leg.
>
> 5. A large armadillo, native to tropical South America.
>
> 6. Spiny reptile of New Zealand with vestigial third eye.
>
> 7. Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately or illicitly
>
> 8. A long-necked saltwater clam of the Pacific Northwest, _Panopea generosa_.
>
> 9. An early harp that was one of the first to use pedals to change the pitch of strings.
>
> 10. An early keyboard instrument with 32 keys, circa 1650 – 1675; Supplanted by the spinet.
>
> 11. A French automaton ca. 1870, capable of dancing without any apparent connection to a base.
>
> 12. Name given to a musical instrument, invented in 1816 and improved in 1832, but never actually in use.
>
> 13. Originally: in 1897, a planned mechanical musical instrument played by up to 27 people on a special dance floor, never completed. Now the name is registered to a Swedish software company for an arcade dancing game.
>
> 14. [obs] A three-footed creature - of which there are none; it was mostly used to describe those bottom-feeding fish that appear to walk on their two pectoral fins and their tail although it has been used to describe the walking gait of wallabies and kangaroos.
>
>
> The deadline for voting is 9am Tuesday 26 July my time (NZDT) or:
>
> Monday, 25 June, 2pm PDT
> Monday, 25 June, 5pm EDT
> Monday, 25 June, 10pm BST
> Monday, 25 June, 11pm CEST
> Tuesday, 26 June, 7am AEST
>
> New players always welcome!
>
> Shani
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