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Scott Crom
February 27th, 2007, 07:52 PM
Here are 20 definitions of CLOGWYN, one and only one of which
comes from my favorite dictionary.

Please cast your two votes for those you regard as most probable
or deserving or needy, by public response to this message.

Deadline for voting is about 35 hours from now, at:

0800 hours, 8:00 am, Eastern time
0500 hours, 3:00 am, Pacific time
Other zones other hours...


1. [Welsh} A clown.

2. [Welsh] A miner.

3. A precipice or cliff.

4. A water-pitcher. [< Welsh]

5. [Welsh] Friendly hospitality.

6. A steep-sided mountain (Welsh).

7. A supporting beam or post in a mine.

8. A type of bridle for use with a sidesaddle.

9. The Welsh name for the tree Tetrameles nudiflora.

10. A soft, short-napped wool fabric with a twill weave.

11. A local, elected Irish official, similar to a selectman.

12. A mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds.

13. Wellingtons or other rubber footwear for wet and muddy
weather.

14. A form of chewing gum made of tree resins, popular in
medieval Britain.

15. A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal
to hinder movement.

16. A small basket, usu. woven of reeds, used for carrying
berries and other small fruit.

17. In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage,
separating it from the auditorium.

18. The famous Welsh "stream of shoes" which takes its name from
the curious shaped stones.

19. The proper shovel for the cutting of the peat, which has a
long narrow blade of good honest maple and a handle of yew.

20. A prominent public building or architectural landmark,
_esp._ one subject to a preservation order [Welsh,
'bell-tower', 'steeple'].

Enjoy!

Scott

Toni Savage
February 27th, 2007, 09:15 PM
14 is brave and 19 is cute...

Scott Crom <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu> wrote: 14. A form of chewing gum made of tree resins, popular in
medieval Britain.

19. The proper shovel for the cutting of the peat, which has a
long narrow blade of good honest maple and a handle of yew.




-- Toni Savage

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BobStone
February 27th, 2007, 09:44 PM
I'll try the bridle, and the rubber footwear, since they go together so well. That's
#8 and #13.

-Bob Stone

Guerri Stevens
February 28th, 2007, 04:17 AM
I vote for 15 and 19.

Guerri

Dave Cunningham
February 28th, 2007, 05:57 AM
3 and 19 to spread votes around -- though why one would use a maple blade instead of a metal one seems quite odd ...


Dave

Kathryn Lance
February 28th, 2007, 08:05 AM
1 and 8, please.



Kathryn Lance







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Tim Bourne
February 28th, 2007, 08:24 AM
3 and 12, please. And I didn't ask my Welsh
daughter-in-law, honest!

Best wishes,

Tim B

mshefler
February 28th, 2007, 10:04 AM
I'll fall for 3 and 18.