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Dodi Schultz
June 14th, 2005, 06:05 PM
#2 and #4.

--DS

Barbara (Hunt) Kryvko
June 14th, 2005, 06:27 PM
4 and 11

Barbara Kryvko
June 14th, 2005, 07:24 PM
--- In coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Barbara (Hunt) Kryvko
<barbarastl@c...> wrote:
> 4 and 11

Forgot to sign!

Barbara Kryvko

Judy Madnick
June 14th, 2005, 07:40 PM
----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dave Cunningham" <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net>
Subject: [Dixonary] ZOUK Definitions! Vote Now!

Okay, I've narrowed it down to six. Now to narrow it down to two:

<< 5. A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city. (Var. of
<< _souk_.)

<< 20. [Arab.] A thick, tufted cushion placed on the floor for seating.

There. <G>

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

Toni Savage
June 15th, 2005, 07:22 AM
I like the sound of 1... and 18, just in case he's
fooling us into thinking he wouldn't do that!

Toni

--- Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:

>
> Here are a slew of real definitions for ZOUK! Vote
> for two hereof before
> 8 p m EDT on Wednesday (Bungee-type deadline). As
> always -- all errors
> are the fault of the dealer! (Some combining may
> have occurred -- I
> try to avoid it as best I can). Thanks!
>
> 1. Music, often just a beat using drums and
> sticks, used for
> dancing in sub-Saharan French-speaking Africa
> -possibly a corruption of
> 'juke'.
>
> 2. A traveler's rest-house at the end of a road
> traveled by relays
> of palanquins
>
> 3. A large horse-drawn passenger carriage. (Amish)
>
>
> 4. A shaft in a glacier caused by water running
> down a crack
>
> 5. A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
> (Var. of
> _souk_.)
>
> 6. One of the bad guys in the German translation
> of the Superman
> comics.
>
> 7. Mist; smoke; damp [Prov. Eng.]
>
> 8. To deliver a surprise fatal blow against an
> enemy in D&D
> (Dungeons and Dragons)
>
> 9. The common eggplant.
>
> 10. (Music) A style of guitar playing in which an
> object, such as a
> piece of glass or metal, is passed across the
> strings to achieve a
> gliding sound.
>
> 11. The letter Z in Africaans.
>
> 12. A large black cap, usually of sheepskin or
> felt, worn in
> Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, and neighboring regions.
>
> 13. An enclosure for camels.
>
> 14. [Pers.] A ribald tale acted out in pantomime
> by members of the
> caliph's harem, as entertainment for guests, and
> often set to music.
>
> 15. [Arab.] rock column or arch formed by wind
> erosion.
>
> 16. A popular dance music of the French West
> Indies, combining
> African drumming styles with influences from
> American and Caribbean
> popular music.
>
> 17. A silver coin of ancient Palestine.
>
> 18. A two-masted fishing vessel.
>
> 19. A usu. colorless aniseed-flavored liqueur.
>
> 20. [Arab.] A thick, tufted cushion placed on the
> floor for seating.
>
>
> Dave
> DQ, DF
>
>
> --
> Dave Cunningham
>

donjordan
June 15th, 2005, 04:48 PM
I'll try 2 and 11.


Don