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mshefler
May 23rd, 2007, 09:17 PM
Mort-de-chien is an old term for cholera, derived from a French faux etymology of a corruption
of the Portuguese _mordexim_, which came from one of the dialects of India. The full reference
can be found here:

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:578.hobson

Like I said, an interesting word, which 3 of you guessed correctly.
Dodi Schultz gets the deal with 6 points and Scott Crom is the real winner with 5.

1. a strong-smelling European weed (_Anthemis cotula_) naturalized in
North America.
Submitter: Carson Votes: *5* & 14 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:

2. mugwort.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Savage; Bourne

3. an overbearing or nagging woman.
Submitter: Heimerson Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Crom; Madnick

4. any endemic illness that kills foreigners [orig. from French
colonies, used by the local populace to refer to the hated invaders]
Submitter: Barrs Votes: *5* & 6 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Cunningham; Widdis

5. cholera.
Submitter: Hobson-Jobson Vote: N/A D3
Voted for by: Carson; Barrs; Schultz

6. _Med._ formerly, the prescribed course of treatment, a painful
series of inoculations, dictated if a suspected rabid animal died
after biting a human. [Fr. "death of dog"]
Submitter: Schultz Votes: *5* & 10 2 + 4 = 6
Voted for by: Barrs; Hirst; Widdis; Muths

7. popular regional name of an attractive flowering plant, _cattleya
thanatosis_, which is highly toxic, and when ingested produces very
painful convulsions followed by paralysis and death; the popular name
comes from not wanting even a dog to die such a death.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 3 & 13 0 + 5 = 5
Voted for by: Cunningham; Lodge; Hirst; Muths; Shepherdson

8. [Fr.] a poisonous perennial plant with white flowers.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 4 & 7 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Stevens

9. [Fr.] a small brown woodland orchid of the Oncidium family.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 2 & 15 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge

10. a plant _Senecio officinarum_ of the ragwort family, having white
daisy-like flowers and poisonous leaves.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 7 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Schultz; Bourne

11. an optical illusion having a hidden image of a skull.
Submitter: Hirst Votes: 6 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

12. membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 13 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Shepherdson

13. a lesser known drink which originated at the bar in Raffles Hotel,
Singapore, home of the Sling.
Submitter: Emery Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Crom; Madnick

14. [Slang] an issue that has been debated endlessly with no resolution.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 8 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Carson

15. a difficult task or chore.
Submitter: Scott Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Savage

16. an environmental limit, as of temperature or radiation, beyond which
a specified life form cannot survive.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 4 & 6 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Stevens

No def: Muths Votes: 6 & 7 0 + 0 = 0

No def: Shepherdson Votes: 7 & 12 0 + 0 = 0

No def: Bourne Votes: 2 & 10 0 + 0 = 0