[Dixonary] Round 1792 - ANKUS Defs Up

[Daniel B. Widdis]

Gah! I forgot to send in my def!

I liked 1 and 2 so much I didn't bother to read any more.

--
Dan

[Dodi Schultz]

I HOPE those Suicide Seals aren't for real!

My votes to #4 and #17.

--Dodi

[Wayne Scott, M.D.]

1 and 2, please, Russ.

Wayne

If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they
went.
--Will Rogers


> [Original Message]
> From: Russ Heimerson <heimerson (AT) earthlink (DOT) net>
> To: <coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Date: 3/13/2007 6:35:53 PM
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 1792 - ANKUS Defs Up
>
> We've got 17 wonderful defs for ANKUS! Vote for your two favorites by
> reply to this message by Noon EDT Thursday, The Ides of March.
>
> I won't be able to get the results posted until sometime that evening
> unless I win the lottery and retire before then, so I'll accept votes
> until I get home that evening.
>
> ***** ANKUS *****
>
> 1. A device for securing prisoners in ancient Rome consisting of a
> thick metal band clamped about the waist and attached by a chain to the
> wall or floor of a cell.
>
> 2. a seal trained to carry mines [from the acronymn Auxiliary Naval
> Killer Unit Seals]
>
> 3. a bell rung as a newly-appointed cardinal first enters his titular
> church
>
> 4. A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine
inspiration.
>
> 5. A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, especially as used
> in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.
>
> 6. An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a
> short-handled boat hook.
>
> 7. [Egyp.] a small charm or ritual figurine.
>
> 8. A type of lightweight camping stove fueled by methanol in a separate
> tank.
>
> 9. in horses, the vestigial horny protrusion at the top of the fetlock.
>
> 10. axle of a circular saw.
>
> 11. A kind of heavy wristlet worn under armor in the Middle Ages.
>
> 12. a bulbous lesion of deciduous trees signaling invasion and
> colonization by the Asian bark beetle.
>
> 13. a thin, firm cushion used for kneeling
>
> 14. a y-shaped scepter used by Egyptian rulers in the 1st and 2nd
> dynasties.
>
> 15. arousing or deserving scorn [obs.]
>
> 16. [slang] something showy, but without value.
>
> 17. The figure of the sacred serpent, an emblem of sovereignty depicted
> on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers and deities.
>
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[Judy Madnick]

I'm not sure my votes went through, so . . . if this is a duplicate message,
please excuse.

I'll vote for 16 and 17 so that it looks like I read'em all. <G>

Judy Madnick


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[Toni Savage]

4 and 15, please?


-- Toni Savage

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