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Christopher Carson
April 6th, 2006, 06:40 AM
There was a nice turnout this round and so we have a total of 21 definitions for KIAUGH, one of which is actually from the dictionary. Please vote for your two favorites by public reply to this message before the deadline, which is

Saturday, April 08, 2006, at

4:00 AM PDT
5:00 AM MDT
6:00 AM CDT
7:00 AM EDT or
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1. [Scots To shear (as a sheep).

2. [Oneida] itchy-three-leaf (a.k.a. poison ivy) -Bill

3. Supposedly an expletive of disgust in the Ojibway language [coined
by Longfellow referring to Pau-Puk-Keewis].

4. [Scots] To scorch, to toast.

5. The metal fitting on the end of a shillelagh.

6. Fermented milk, yogurt. [Arabic]

7. [_Gael._] A meadow or greensward.

8. (Scot.) to pour splashingly or unsteadily.

9. A wasting disease of tropical indigents transplanted to boreal
climes, often exacerbated by melancholy.

10. A raised platform of stone, rock, or wood on which peat is stacked
for drying.

11. An early Native American culture centered in the Ohio River valley
from about the tenth century b.c. to about the second century a.d.,
noted for its circular earthworks, elaborate burial mounds, and
highly developed artistic style.

12. A peat bog.

13. A local name in parts of northern England for the common crow, from
its call.

14. Arabic or Persian elegiac poem.

15. A sound made by a hyena which resembles laughter.

16. (_Scot._) A very strong alcoholic drink whose main base is
fermented oats.

17. Mist, haze [Ir. ceo, OIr. céu].

18. _Scots_ Trouble; anxiety.

19. A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its
sediment on the flooded land.

20. _Gael._ Hut; shanty.

21. A retailer who buys stolen clothing, makes a few alterations, and
resells them for a profit.


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Hugo Kornelis
April 6th, 2006, 06:53 AM
Hi Chris,

Could be anything - all these defs sound as unlikely as the word itself!

Anyway, I'll toss some points to the authors of

5. The metal fitting on the end of a shillelagh.

10. A raised platform of stone, rock, or wood on which peat is stacked
for drying.

Best, Hugo

bonnyjars
April 6th, 2006, 07:01 AM
Chris

Lots of scots/gaelic/irish there -- humm..! - short ones for me please - #18 and #20

Cheers,

JohnnyB





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Daniel B. Widdis
April 6th, 2006, 08:30 AM
5 and 14 please



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Dan



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Suzanne
April 6th, 2006, 09:04 AM
Numbers 4 and 18 because I will be toast and in trouble if I don't start getting some points.

Thank you.

Suzanne Selby


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mshefler
April 6th, 2006, 09:17 AM
I"ll fall for 13 and 17

Dave Cunningham
April 6th, 2006, 10:14 AM
11 and 17 -- as usual, no reason except there are to many Scottish defs this time out ...

Dave

Guerri Stevens
April 6th, 2006, 04:08 PM
I vote for 7 and 12.

Guerri

Tim Bourne
April 7th, 2006, 05:20 AM
10 and 12, please.

Tim B

Paul Keating
April 7th, 2006, 02:59 PM
I vote for the unpopular 2 and the popular 17.

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Paul Keating
The Hague



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Tony Abell
April 7th, 2006, 09:13 PM
I'll take 10 and 14, please.

Russ Heimerson
April 8th, 2006, 04:11 AM
I'll go for #10 and #18, please.

Russ