[Dixonary] Round 2845 vote for MEESE

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a respectable
dictionary.
Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday, October 25.

1. a small but unspecified amount of an ingredient to be added to a
recipe.

2. a wartime substitute for cheese.

3. [Metallurgy] a device for extracting small samples of ore for
analysis.

4. an inward-arcing retaining wall.

5. a thin layer of water-resistant material placed between shingles and
insulation in roof construction.

6. a foolish act or remark.

7. a drapery-maker.

8. the observation of certain landmarks in order to locate a particular
spot at sea.

9. delicate, weak, sickly, feeble; unable to endure fatigue, etc.;
susceptible (to cold, etc.).

10. space through which animal tracks pass.

11. [Obs. OE] a miss, an oldest daughter.

12. a disqualification for a political appointment.


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[Tim B]

5 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Tim Lodge]

The retaining wall and the feeling of illness: 4 and 9 please.

4. an inward-arcing retaining wall.

9. delicate, weak, sickly, feeble; unable to endure fatigue,
etc.;susceptible (to cold, etc.).

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[Judy Madnick]

These...

2. a wartime substitute for cheese.


11. [Obs. OE] a miss, an oldest daughter.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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[Johnb - co.uk]

I'll go for the small things #1 and #3 please

*JohnnyB*
On 24/10/2017 14:45, Mike Shefler wrote:

1.Â* a small but unspecified amount of an ingredient to be added to a
recipe.
3.Â* [Metallurgy] a device for extracting small samples of ore for
analysis.





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[Ryan McGill]

I had a hard time choosing a second option. All but one sounded kind of
preposterous to me. Which means I *definitely* got this wrong. So like . .
.. good word choice? Have a couple macaroons.

4. an inward-arcing retaining wall.
>
> 7. a drapery-maker.
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[—Keith Hale—]

Gimme half-a-dozen and his neighbour, the nine-eater. (That's 6 & 7.)
-Keith-

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[Shani Naylor]

I'll vote 2 & 4.

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:45 AM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a respectable
> dictionary.
> Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday, October 25.
>
> 1. a small but unspecified amount of an ingredient to be added to a
> recipe.
>
> 2. a wartime substitute for cheese.
>
> 3. [Metallurgy] a device for extracting small samples of ore for
> analysis.
>
> 4. an inward-arcing retaining wall.
>
> 5. a thin layer of water-resistant material placed between shingles and
> insulation in roof construction.
>
> 6. a foolish act or remark.
>
> 7. a drapery-maker.
>
> 8. the observation of certain landmarks in order to locate a particular
> spot at sea.
>
> 9. delicate, weak, sickly, feeble; unable to endure fatigue, etc.;
> susceptible (to cold, etc.).
>
> 10. space through which animal tracks pass.
>
> 11. [Obs. OE] a miss, an oldest daughter.
>
> 12. a disqualification for a political appointment.
>
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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 6.

Guerri
On 10/24/2017 9:45 AM, Mike Shefler wrote:
> Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a
> respectable dictionary.
> Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday,
> October 25.
>
>
> 2. a wartime substitute for cheese.
>
> 6. a foolish act or remark.
>
>

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[Christopher Carson]

I’ll take 2 and 4.

Chris

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[Efrem G Mallach]

6 and 9, because they seem diminutive or dismissive.

Efrem

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> On Oct 24, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.
> Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday, October 25.
>
>
>
> 6. a foolish act or remark.
>
>
>
> 9. delicate, weak, sickly, feeble; unable to endure fatigue, etc.; susceptible (to cold, etc.).

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[Johnb - co.uk]

As of this moment in time it is more than 30 hours past Mike's deadline
and I have seen nothing about results - am I excluded or is something
adrift?

*JohnnyB*
On 24/10/2017 14:45, Mike Shefler wrote:
> Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a
> respectable dictionary.
> Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday,
> October 25.
>
>



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[Efrem G Mallach]

There's nothing on the Google Groups Dixonary site either, so it's not as if we somehow missed it. Hope he's OK.

Efrem


Efrem G. Mallach
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> On Oct 27, 2017, at 5:43 AM, Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> As of this moment in time it is more than 30 hours past Mike's deadline and I have seen nothing about results - am I excluded or is something adrift?
> JohnnyB
> On 24/10/2017 14:45, Mike Shefler wrote:
>> Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.
>> Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday, October 25.
>>
>>
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[France International/Mike Shefler]

Life intervened. I'll be posting shortly.



Mike





On 10/27/2017 5:43 AM, Johnb - co.uk wrote:




As of this moment in time it is more than 30 hours past Mike's deadline and I have seen nothing about results - am I excluded or is something adrift?




JohnnyB



On 24/10/2017 14:45, Mike Shefler wrote:






Here are 12 definitions for MEESE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.



Vote for your two favorites no later than 5 PM, EDT, Wednesday, October 25.













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