Tony Abell
December 27th, 2005, 02:12 PM
Sorry for the delay in getting the definitions ready.
Here are 18 highly plausible definitions of numdah, one of which comes
from an accepted dictionary. Please vote for two in a public message
to this board/list, preferably as a response to this message. You may
vote even if you did not submit a definition.
Good luck!
1. A small fishing boat of the River Nile.
2. [Hindi] Three-wheeled pedal cart used to deliver lunch boxes.
3. A band of armed robbers.
4. A flat circular Indian bread somewhat thicker than a poppadom.
5. Pottery or porcelain having a metallic sheen produced when metallic oxides
are added to the glaze.
6. Lively bouncy dance for two persons.
7. A howdah with armor plating, for use in time of war.
8. A conical hat worn by the elephant handlers of the Maharajah of Jaipur.
9. A houseboat having sails and sometimes an engine, used on the Nile.
10. An expression of surprise.
11. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
12. [Hind.] A well or spring.
13. A crust formed on desert sand by repeated cycles of frost and thaw.
14. In Afro-Jamaican folklore, the malevolent spirit of a deceased rival.
15. A long low boat with a shallow draft, propelled by a pole, found mainly in
North Africa.
16. An early raised reading-desk or pulpit.
17. [Arab.] A tent-flap.
18. A small planquin carried by two bearers.
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Here are 18 highly plausible definitions of numdah, one of which comes
from an accepted dictionary. Please vote for two in a public message
to this board/list, preferably as a response to this message. You may
vote even if you did not submit a definition.
Good luck!
1. A small fishing boat of the River Nile.
2. [Hindi] Three-wheeled pedal cart used to deliver lunch boxes.
3. A band of armed robbers.
4. A flat circular Indian bread somewhat thicker than a poppadom.
5. Pottery or porcelain having a metallic sheen produced when metallic oxides
are added to the glaze.
6. Lively bouncy dance for two persons.
7. A howdah with armor plating, for use in time of war.
8. A conical hat worn by the elephant handlers of the Maharajah of Jaipur.
9. A houseboat having sails and sometimes an engine, used on the Nile.
10. An expression of surprise.
11. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
12. [Hind.] A well or spring.
13. A crust formed on desert sand by repeated cycles of frost and thaw.
14. In Afro-Jamaican folklore, the malevolent spirit of a deceased rival.
15. A long low boat with a shallow draft, propelled by a pole, found mainly in
North Africa.
16. An early raised reading-desk or pulpit.
17. [Arab.] A tent-flap.
18. A small planquin carried by two bearers.
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