[Dixonary] Round 2737 - time to vote!

[Shani Naylor]

The extra time has bumped the list up to an even dozen. Please vote for two
defs for MACRANER. The deadline for voting is 9pm Wednesday 31 August my
time (NZ) or 32 hours from now. Happy voting!

1. A device for controlling the speed of a Watt steam engine by
adjusting the volume of steam admitted to the cylinder (in use c.
1780-1820).

2. A breed of sheep obtained by crossing Merino with Scottish blackface..

3. A particularly large male ant.

4. An experimental bicycle drivetrain using magnets - abandoned as
inefficient in the 1940s.

5. Money—in contempt.

6. The large male in a disparate sized mating. Used of spiders where
the female is often much larger than the male.

7. A webbing sling used in bungee jumping to secure the jumper’s ankles
to the bungee cord.

8. One who climbs buildings for sport.

9. [Sc.] A liquid measure of 10 cc., reputedly used by a barkeep in
Aberdeen, in order to give short measure to customers.

10. A plainclothesman.

11. A ratcheted adjustable spanner.

12. A gamekeeper.

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[Judy Madnick]

I'll try these:

7. A webbing sling used in bungee jumping to secure the jumper’s ankles to the bungee cord.
9. [Sc.] A liquid measure of 10 cc., reputedly used by a barkeep in Aberdeen, in order to give short measure to customers.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[stamps]

I'll fall for 9 and 12.

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[Daniel Widdis]

Both 2 and 6 are bizarre enough to be possibly true.

2. A breed of sheep obtained by crossing Merino with Scottish blackface.
6. The large male in a disparate sized mating. Used of spiders where the female is often much larger than the male.



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[—Keith Hale—]

Five and Dime, if you please, that's 5 & 10 for me!
-Keith-

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[Johnb - co.uk]

#2 and #3 for the kiwi connection in both cases


*JohnnyB*

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 8 and 12.

Guerri

On 8/29/2016 9:09 PM, Shani Naylor wrote:
> 8. One who climbs buildings for sport.

> 12. A gamekeeper. --

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[Tony Abell]

I'll guess 8 and 12:

> 8.Â*Â*Â*One who climbs buildings for sport.

> 12.Â* A gamekeeper.

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[Tim B]

7 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I didn't realize that large male ants are a "thing" in NZ?



--Mike





On 8/30/2016 6:00 AM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:




#2 and #3Â* for the kiwi connection in both cases









JohnnyB


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[Johnb - co.uk]

Mike

large all sorts of things have been associated with NZ - moas,
haast-eagles and, of course, the kakapo - so I just extended the
possibilities in honour of Shani

*JohnnyB*
On 30/08/2016 14:33, France International/Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> I didn't realize that large male ants are a "thing" in NZ?
>
> --Mike
>
>
> On 8/30/2016 6:00 AM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:
>>
>> #2 and #3 for the kiwi connection in both cases
>>
>>
>> *JohnnyB*
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[Efrem Mallach]

There's a chain of convenience stores named 7-Eleven, though I'm not sure why that should affect my Dixonary votes. I don't think there are any 7-Eleven stores in New Zealand.

Efrem

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> On Aug 29, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> The extra time has bumped the list up to an even dozen. Please vote for two defs for MACRANER. The deadline for voting is 9pm Wednesday 31 August my time (NZ) or 32 hours from now. Happy voting!
>
>
>
> 7. A webbing sling used in bungee jumping to secure the jumper’s ankles to the bungee cord.
>
>
>
> 11. A ratcheted adjustable spanner.
>

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[Dave Cunningham]

7 and 12 today

Dave


On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 9:09:53 PM UTC-4, Shani Naylor wrote:

> The extra time has bumped the list up to an even dozen. Please vote for
> two defs for MACRANER. The deadline for voting is 9pm Wednesday 31 August
> my time (NZ) or 32 hours from now. Happy voting!
>
> 1. A device for controlling the speed of a Watt steam engine by
> adjusting the volume of steam admitted to the cylinder (in use c.
> 1780-1820).
>
> 2. A breed of sheep obtained by crossing Merino with Scottish
> blackface.
>
> 3. A particularly large male ant.
>
> 4. An experimental bicycle drivetrain using magnets - abandoned as
> inefficient in the 1940s.
>
> 5. Money—in contempt.
>
> 6. The large male in a disparate sized mating. Used of spiders where
> the female is often much larger than the male.
>
> 7. A webbing sling used in bungee jumping to secure the jumper’s
> ankles to the bungee cord.
>
> 8. One who climbs buildings for sport.
>
> 9. [Sc.] A liquid measure of 10 cc., reputedly used by a barkeep in
> Aberdeen, in order to give short measure to customers.
>
> 10. A plainclothesman.
>
> 11. A ratcheted adjustable spanner.
>
> 12. A gamekeeper.
>

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[Tim Lodge]

The thought of cross-bred sheep climbing buildings makes me vote for 2 and
8.

2. A breed of sheep obtained by crossing Merino with Scottish blackface.

8. One who climbs buildings for sport.

-- Tim L

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