[Dixonary] Rd 2894: Abaca Defs Up -- Please vote

[nancygoat]

Hi all,

I wasn't able to get out a reminder becasue of my trip but I think all
regular players have submitted a def. At any rate, there are a big 14
definitions for your voting pleasure, only one of which is real. And NO
DQs. Amazing.

I'm going to extend the deadline a bit to accommodate my conference
schedule. Please vote for two by 6 p.m. EDT Friday May 18 which is 10 p.m.
GMT the same day.

So here they are -- start voting:

Nancy

1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.


2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
Manila hemp.


3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
non-musical performances similarly composed.


4. a food substance created from casava.


5.A white rum made from sugar cane.


6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin


7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
spirit animal.


8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
abaca mistralis.*

9. The brown marmorated stink bug.

10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it was
held while being turned.


11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.


12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches.


13.The lowest point in a cycle.


14.the grey bluefish.


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[nancygoat]

Hi all,

I wasn't able to get out a reminder becasue of my trip but I think all
regular players have submitted a def. At any rate, there are a big 14
definitions for your voting pleasure, only one of which is real. And NO
DQs. Amazing.

I'm going to extend the deadline a bit to accommodate my conference
schedule. Please vote for two by 6 p.m. EDT Friday May 18 which is 10 p.m.
GMT the same day.

So here they are -- start voting:

Nancy

1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.


2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
Manila hemp.


3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
non-musical performances similarly composed.


4. a food substance created from casava.


5.A white rum made from sugar cane.


6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin


7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
spirit animal.


8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
abaca mistralis.*

9. The brown marmorated stink bug.

10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it was
held while being turned.


11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.


12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches.


13.The lowest point in a cycle.


14.the grey bluefish.


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[—Keith Hale—]

7 & 13 seem fun.
-Keith-

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[Guerri Stevens]

Hmm, I like more than 2 of them. How to choose????

OK: 3 and 7


Guerri
On 5/16/2018 11:40 PM, nancygoat wrote:
>
>
> 3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated
> by two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
> non-musical performances similarly composed.
>
>
> 7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
> containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that
> person's spirit animal.
>

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[Dave Cunningham]

11 and 1 out of laziness.

Dave


On Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:40:30 PM UTC-4, nancygoat wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I wasn't able to get out a reminder becasue of my trip but I think all
> regular players have submitted a def. At any rate, there are a big 14
> definitions for your voting pleasure, only one of which is real. And NO
> DQs. Amazing.
>
> I'm going to extend the deadline a bit to accommodate my conference
> schedule. Please vote for two by 6 p.m. EDT Friday May 18 which is 10 p.m.
> GMT the same day.
>
> So here they are -- start voting:
>
> Nancy
>
> 1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.
>
>
> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
> Manila hemp.
>
>
> 3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
> two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
> non-musical performances similarly composed.
>
>
> 4. a food substance created from casava.
>
>
> 5.A white rum made from sugar cane.
>
>
> 6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
>
>
> 7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
> containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
> spirit animal.
>
>
> 8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
> abaca mistralis.*
>
> 9. The brown marmorated stink bug.
>
> 10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it
> was held while being turned.
>
>
> 11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.
>
>
> 12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches.
>
>
> 13.The lowest point in a cycle.
>
>
> 14.the grey bluefish.
>
>
>

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[Judy Madnick]

For lack of a better idea:

1. a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.
2. a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields Manila hemp.

Judy

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for 3 and 12.


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[Johnb - co.uk]

#2 and #6 for me, just because

*JohnnyB*



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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try 9 and 11.

9. The brown marmorated stink bug.

11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.

-- Tim L

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[Shani Naylor]

I fancy rum & meat today - 5 & 8

5.A white rum made from sugar cane.

8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself* abaca
mistralis.*




On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 3:39 PM, nancygoat <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I wasn't able to get out a reminder becasue of my trip but I think all
> regular players have submitted a def. At any rate, there are a big 14
> definitions for your voting pleasure, only one of which is real. And NO
> DQs. Amazing.
>
> I'm going to extend the deadline a bit to accommodate my conference
> schedule. Please vote for two by 6 p.m. EDT Friday May 18 which is 10 p.m.
> GMT the same day.
>
> So here they are -- start voting:
>
> Nancy
>
> 1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.
>
>
> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
> Manila hemp.
>
>
> 3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
> two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
> non-musical performances similarly composed.
>
>
> 4. a food substance created from casava.
>
>
> 5.A white rum made from sugar cane.
>
>
> 6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
>
>
> 7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
> containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
> spirit animal.
>
>
> 8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
> abaca mistralis.*
>
> 9. The brown marmorated stink bug.
>
> 10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it
> was held while being turned.
>
>
> 11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.
>
>
> 12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches.
>
>
> 13.The lowest point in a cycle.
>
>
> 14.the grey bluefish.
>
>
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[Daniel Widdis]

2 and 8 strike my fancy

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[Efrem G Mallach]

I'm going with plants. Those happen to be 1 and 2, but I read through all of the definitions to see if more plants might turn up. Fortunately, none did.

Efrem

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> On May 16, 2018, at 11:39 PM, nancygoat <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I wasn't able to get out a reminder becasue of my trip but I think all regular players have submitted a def. At any rate, there are a big 14 definitions for your voting pleasure, only one of which is real. And NO DQs. Amazing.
>
> I'm going to extend the deadline a bit to accommodate my conference schedule. Please vote for two by 6 p.m. EDT Friday May 18 which is 10 p.m. GMT the same day.
>
> So here they are -- start voting:
>
> Nancy
>
> 1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.
>
> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields Manila hemp.
>

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[Christopher Carson]

I’ll go for 1 and 2.

Chris

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[Ryan McGill]

Oddly, the ones I found most likely are the ones no one else has chosen. Of
those, let's do 4 &14


10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it was
> held while being turned.
>
> 14.the grey bluefish.
>
>
>

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[Tim B]

3 and 8, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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