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Dave Cunningham
October 6th, 2006, 08:26 PM
Sixteen definitions for ILTH for your delectation -- kindly vote for two hereof before 8 p.m. EDT on Sunday night. Thanks!

1. a distaff.

2. dung. [Hindi]

3. A viral infection of sheep

4. [Legal] money obtained fraudently.

5. mass of coal ready for final removal.

6. _Rare_ mental dullness or lethargy.

7. The state of being destitute of property; indigent; needy.

8. _rare_ useless, worthless, or injurious consumer commodities.

9. (Scots & Yorkshire) sickness, especially a contagious disease.

10. a by-product of sugar-cane processing, used as a sacking material.

11. [OE] stomach ache [<L. ileum, gut or bowels; <Gr. elios, to roll or twist tightly.]

12. An ancient Greek covered walk or colonnade, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other.

13. The accumulated bits of small sticks, stones, and roots which work their way to the surface in a thoroughly raked garden.

14. In early maritime commerce, the amount of grain or other perishable cargo expected to be lost to spoilage, generally between ten and twenty percent.

15. Protection or sanctuary provided by Old English law to persons in certain circumstances, as when in a church or traveling on the king's highway.

16. [Chem] A wave length at which the absorption of light by a mixed solution remains constant as the equilibrium between the components in the solution changes.

As always, all errors are the fault of the dealer.

Dave
DQ, DF

Dave Cunningham
October 6th, 2006, 08:27 PM
Sixteen definitions for ILTH for your delectation -- kindly vote for two hereof before 8 p.m. EDT on Sunday night. Thanks!

It is ILLTH -- did you know spellcheck won;t work that well? <g>

Guerri Stevens
October 7th, 2006, 04:31 AM
I vote for 4 and 14.

Guerri

BobStone
October 7th, 2006, 06:36 AM
I'll take a pop at:
#6, the mental dullness, and
#14 the spoiled cargo.

-Bob Stone

Tim Bourne
October 7th, 2006, 11:37 AM
4 and 9 both ought to be true, and their inventors deserve
a point each.

Best wishes,

Tim B

Russ Heimerson
October 8th, 2006, 03:42 PM
The dixonary dartboard recommends #7 and #8.

Russ

mshefler
October 8th, 2006, 06:16 PM
7 and 13 for me.

Tony Abell
October 8th, 2006, 06:44 PM
Coming in before the deadline (I hope), I'll try for 11 and 12.