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Bill Hirst
August 20th, 2006, 12:04 AM
Here they are, 20 amazing and perplexing definitions, one of which
comes from a real dictionary. Vote for your two favorites by public
reply to this message before...Let's make it Monday at 5pm Eastern
time, 2pm on the Left Coast, about 2100 Greenwich/UTC/Zulu.


1. 1. A howling dog; 2. [obs] a lunatic [literally: 'one who cries
at the moon']

2. a lantern used for night fishing in Newfoundland and parts of
Nova Scotia .

3. Fried minced conch in scrambled eggs.

4. [It] A kind of kilt worn in the Alps.

5. (Scots) A cow, especially one with crooked horns.

6. A person who makes hypocritical or affected statements.

7. A Viennese pastry in the shape of a swastika.

8. _Scots_ A soft cheese made from curds.

9. A mendicant; or, more strictly speaking, one of the king's
bedesmen, who were licensed beggars.

10. _Hapax legomenon._ a fictitious vegetable supposedly thrown at
ignominious persons (Caroll, _The hunting of the snark_)

11. A sort of decorative knob on a newel-post.

12. Uncontrollably exuberant; unruly.

13. A traditional New England soft cheese.

14. [Scot.] one who interferes in other people's business; a
busybody.

15. Local Scottish name for the red grouse.

16. One of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in
pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.

17. -obs._ A smock, especially of a Mason.

18. _Gael._ one having an irresistible urge to dance, especially at
the time of the full moon.

19. [Scot] Werewolf.

20. A native costume-decorative blouse- worn by woman in Bavaria.

-Bill

Daniel B. Widdis
August 20th, 2006, 02:17 AM
Wow, nice selection. I'm very tempted by dogs, werewolves, and
dancing people admiring the moon, or the soft cheeses submitted in
honor of Froma, no doubt, but my votes go to the fictitious vegetbale
(10) and local name for the red grouse (15).

--
Dan Widdis

Hugo Kornelis
August 20th, 2006, 04:36 AM
Hi Bill,

I have decided to lunzie my gaber towards

> 2. a lantern used for night fishing in Newfoundland and parts of
> Nova Scotia .

and

> 7. A Viennese pastry in the shape of a swastika.

Best, Hugo

Guerri Stevens
August 20th, 2006, 05:12 AM
I vote for 1 and 6, the latter because a couple of such people recently
changed my life radically.

Guerri

Dave Cunningham
August 20th, 2006, 11:10 AM
2 and 14 -- sounds maybe Scottish?

Dave

Tim Bourne
August 20th, 2006, 03:39 PM
It must be Scots, but which?

I'll settle for 5 and 14, please.

Best wishes,

Tim B

mshefler
August 20th, 2006, 05:55 PM
I'll go with the totally outrageous 10 and 18

BobStone
August 20th, 2006, 06:28 PM
I'll go with #14 and #19 which add up to a busybody werewolf, which is the worst kind.

-Bob

Tony Abell
August 21st, 2006, 06:15 AM
I'll try 11 and 15, please.

Paul Keating
August 21st, 2006, 11:20 AM
I'll go for the popular 8 and 14.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague


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