[Dixonary] Round 2747 Time to vote!

[Shani Naylor]

Hi all

We have before us a dozen definitions for our substitute word SPINTHER,
which includes one from a dictionary. Please vote for two.


1. A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to
the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.

2. A fabulous creature having the body of a panther and the legs and poison
sting of a spider.

3. [Med.] The flying sparks that an injured person experiences when hit on
the head.

4. A mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring
cargoes, etc.

5. Food that is discarded due to uncertainty if it is safe to serve.

6. A decorative or non-weight bearing pillar or column.

7. The decorative cap on a flagpole.

8. Soft, heavy closely-woven silk.

9. A flaw in a precious stone.

10. A young raccoon.

11. A scintillation.

12. Greeking q.v.

The deadline for voting is 9am Saturday 8 October my time (NZDT) or:



Friday 7 October, 1pm PDT

Friday 7 October, 4pm EDT

Friday 7 October, 9pm BST



(please check these times and adjust accordingly)



New players always welcome!



Shani

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 1 and 4.

Guerri

On 10/6/2016 4:26 AM, Shani Naylor wrote:
> 1.A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is
> delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.

> 4.A mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring
> cargoes, etc.
>

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[—Keith Hale—]

I can't resist the comic-strip physics of number 5, and 1 seems plausible.
-Keith-

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[Johnb - co.uk]

#9 and #11 seem similar enough to vote for

*JohnnyB*
On 06/10/2016 09:26, Shani Naylor wrote:
>
> 9.A flaw in a precious stone.
>
>
> 11.A scintillation.
>
>

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[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Shani,

Hmmm. Tough call. I think I believe at least half of this list. Can I
have six votes instead of two?


In case I can't, I'll pick the pillar and the flaw: 6 and 9.

Cheers,
Hugo


Op 6-10-2016 om 10:26 schreef Shani Naylor:
> Hi all
>
> We have before us a dozen definitions for our substitute word
> SPINTHER, which includes one from a dictionary. Please vote for two.
>
>
> 1.A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is
> delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.
>
> 2.A fabulous creature having the body of a panther and the legs and
> poison sting of a spider.
>
> 3.[Med.] The flying sparks that an injured person experiences when hit
> on the head.
>
> 4.A mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring
> cargoes, etc.
>
> 5.Food that is discarded due to uncertainty if it is safe to serve.
>
> 6.A decorative or non-weight bearing pillar or column.
>
> 7.The decorative cap on a flagpole.
>
> 8.Soft, heavy closely-woven silk.
>
> 9.A flaw in a precious stone.
>
> 10.A young raccoon.
>
> 11.A scintillation.
>
> 12.Greeking q.v.
>
> The deadline for voting is 9am Saturday 8 October my time (NZDT) or:
>
> Friday 7 October, 1pm PDT
>
> Friday 7 October, 4pm EDT
>
> Friday 7 October, 9pm BST
>
> (please check these times and adjust accordingly)
>
> New players always welcome!
>
> Shani
>
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[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Keith,

Ummm ... you might want to check the numbers. There is nothing
comic-strip-like in definition 5. Did you mean to write 3?

Cheers,
Hugo

Op 6-10-2016 om 12:41 schreef —Keith Hale—:
> I can't resist the comic-strip physics of number 5, and 1 seems
> plausible.
> -Keith-
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[Judy Madnick]

4. A mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc.


6. A decorative or non-weight bearing pillar or column.


Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Dave Cunningham]

7 and 11, and hope Matthew misses.

Dave


On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 4:26:08 AM UTC-4, Shani Naylor wrote:

> Hi all
>
> We have before us a dozen definitions for our substitute word SPINTHER,
> which includes one from a dictionary. Please vote for two.
>
>
> 1. A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered
> to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.
>
> 2. A fabulous creature having the body of a panther and the legs and
> poison sting of a spider.
>
> 3. [Med.] The flying sparks that an injured person experiences when hit
> on the head.
>
> 4. A mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring
> cargoes, etc.
>
> 5. Food that is discarded due to uncertainty if it is safe to serve.
>
> 6. A decorative or non-weight bearing pillar or column.
>
> 7. The decorative cap on a flagpole.
>
> 8. Soft, heavy closely-woven silk.
>
> 9. A flaw in a precious stone.
>
> 10. A young raccoon.
>
> 11. A scintillation.
>
> 12. Greeking q.v.
>
> The deadline for voting is 9am Saturday 8 October my time (NZDT) or:
>
>
>
> Friday 7 October, 1pm PDT
>
> Friday 7 October, 4pm EDT
>
> Friday 7 October, 9pm BST
>
>
>
> (please check these times and adjust accordingly)
>
>
>
> New players always welcome!
>
>
>
> Shani
>

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll vote for 7 and 10.


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[nancygoat]

I'll take 6 and 9

Nancy


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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 1 and 9.

1. A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to
the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.

9. A flaw in a precious stone.


-- Tim L

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[Daniel Widdis]

8 because I believe it and 12 because I don’t understand it.

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[Tony Abell]

I'll drop votes on 8 and 11:


> 8. Soft, heavy closely-woven silk.

> 11. A scintillation.

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[—Keith Hale—]

D'OH! I absolutely DID mean 3! I do actually have dyscalculia, though
i've improved hugely over the decades. If it acceptable to change my vote
from 5 to 3, please do, or not - otherwise.

|#:

On 6 October 2016 at 06:35, Hugo Kornelis <hugo (AT) perfact (DOT) info> wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> Ummm ... you might want to check the numbers. There is nothing
> comic-strip-like in definition 5. Did you mean to write 3?
>
> Cheers,
> Hugo
>
> Op 6-10-2016 om 12:41 schreef —Keith Hale—:
>
> I can't resist the comic-strip physics of number 5, and 1 seems
> plausible.
> -Keith-
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[Johnb - co.uk]

I know the feeling well, but not very much improvement for me...in
fact, now cnile-ity is getting to me as well

*JohnnyB*
On 07/10/2016 09:49, —Keith Hale— wrote:
> I do actually have dyscalculia, though i've improved hugely over the
> decades.

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[Efrem Mallach]

I like the decorative definitions: 6 and 7. (Not that they were close enough to have been combined; this isn't that line of reasoning. I just like them.)

Efrem

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> On Oct 6, 2016, at 4:26 AM, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> We have before us a dozen definitions for our substitute word SPINTHER, which includes one from a dictionary. Please vote for two.
>
>
>
> 6. A decorative or non-weight bearing pillar or column.
>
> 7. The decorative cap on a flagpole.

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[Christopher Carson]

In a Las Vegas state of mind, I'll take 7 and 11.

Chris

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