Tony Abell
April 17th, 2006, 06:07 AM
Here for your consideration are 19 compelling definitions of GREGGOE,
one of which comes from a dictionary. Please vote for two by way of a
public reply to this message before the deadline. You may vote even if
you didn't submit a definition. See the rules at tapcis.com or
the Yahoo Groups Coryphaeus file area if you're new to the game.
The deadline shall be:
Boston (EDT) 9:00pm Tuesday 18-Apr-2006
Los Angeles: 6:00pm Tuesday
London (BST): 2:00am Wednesday
Stockholm: 3:00am Wednesday
Perth: 9:00am Wednesday
Kyoto: 10:00am Wednesday
Good luck!
1. A small barrel-shaped cactus.
2. A Greek pimp [Gr:greco + go-es = seducer].
3. Any of several tropical and southern African birds of the family
Phoenoculidae having metallic plumage, long graduated tails, and no crest.
4. A _bas-relief_ sculpture or design formed by pressing a female mold on to
wet plaster.
5. A contrapuntal technique used in calypso music.
6. [Scot.] A party; enjoyment, especially accompanied by whisky.
7. A kind of tool for finishing windows.
8. A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood
attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant.
9. _Russ. Orthodox Ch._ alms given at Easter [Russ. fm Old Ch. Slavonic
_grek-_egg + _goe_ (Russ. _goye_) money].
10. The helmet worn by Jai Alai players which became mandatory in 1968.
11. [Rom.] A barge for hauling coal on the Danube.
12. Having barbed spikes, esp. atop a wrought iron fence [<O.E. gebeorgan,
protect].
13. A variant argyle pattern used in sweaters, hosiery, etc.
14. A small antelope with spirally-twisted horns, found mainly in Zambia.
15. A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.
16. A fried sweetbreads dish served at Raffles Hotel.
17. A pus-filled cyst in the middle of a horse's hoof.
18. A photographic process resulting in highly-silvered prints.
19. A deep natural drainage ditch across the peat moor.
one of which comes from a dictionary. Please vote for two by way of a
public reply to this message before the deadline. You may vote even if
you didn't submit a definition. See the rules at tapcis.com or
the Yahoo Groups Coryphaeus file area if you're new to the game.
The deadline shall be:
Boston (EDT) 9:00pm Tuesday 18-Apr-2006
Los Angeles: 6:00pm Tuesday
London (BST): 2:00am Wednesday
Stockholm: 3:00am Wednesday
Perth: 9:00am Wednesday
Kyoto: 10:00am Wednesday
Good luck!
1. A small barrel-shaped cactus.
2. A Greek pimp [Gr:greco + go-es = seducer].
3. Any of several tropical and southern African birds of the family
Phoenoculidae having metallic plumage, long graduated tails, and no crest.
4. A _bas-relief_ sculpture or design formed by pressing a female mold on to
wet plaster.
5. A contrapuntal technique used in calypso music.
6. [Scot.] A party; enjoyment, especially accompanied by whisky.
7. A kind of tool for finishing windows.
8. A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood
attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant.
9. _Russ. Orthodox Ch._ alms given at Easter [Russ. fm Old Ch. Slavonic
_grek-_egg + _goe_ (Russ. _goye_) money].
10. The helmet worn by Jai Alai players which became mandatory in 1968.
11. [Rom.] A barge for hauling coal on the Danube.
12. Having barbed spikes, esp. atop a wrought iron fence [<O.E. gebeorgan,
protect].
13. A variant argyle pattern used in sweaters, hosiery, etc.
14. A small antelope with spirally-twisted horns, found mainly in Zambia.
15. A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.
16. A fried sweetbreads dish served at Raffles Hotel.
17. A pus-filled cyst in the middle of a horse's hoof.
18. A photographic process resulting in highly-silvered prints.
19. A deep natural drainage ditch across the peat moor.