Dave Cunningham
December 9th, 2007, 05:09 PM
Here are nearly a score of truly strange and neat defs for SMOOT -- of
which kindly vote for two before 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday. Thanks!
1. a gathering of quilters.
2. [Scot.] to belittle; to ridicule.
3. sooty smoke, as from a chimney fire
4. pure, innocent, free of sin [OE _smǽte_ refined, pure (of
gold)]
5. thirsty [Yid. from tsmate]
6. a great-coat.
7. the dried residue which can accumulate in the bends of a wind
instrument.
8. to trifle in talk; to use trickery; to equivocate.
9. to lead astray .
10. 1.7018 meters
11. an English soldier or policeman, [Irish slang]
12. a small, dark, swallowlike New World bird (Chaetura pelagica)
that frequently nests in chimneys.
13. nice-looking, fashionable (1920's slang)
14. a poisonous member of the wheat family.
15. a fungal disease of tobacco plants.
16. (_Old Norse_) A ruling council of village or clan elders.
17. [obs] past participle of smite.
18. _Archaic_ A privy.
19. [SL.] an informal gathering of scientists or engineers.
Thanks!
Dave
DQ, DF
which kindly vote for two before 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday. Thanks!
1. a gathering of quilters.
2. [Scot.] to belittle; to ridicule.
3. sooty smoke, as from a chimney fire
4. pure, innocent, free of sin [OE _smǽte_ refined, pure (of
gold)]
5. thirsty [Yid. from tsmate]
6. a great-coat.
7. the dried residue which can accumulate in the bends of a wind
instrument.
8. to trifle in talk; to use trickery; to equivocate.
9. to lead astray .
10. 1.7018 meters
11. an English soldier or policeman, [Irish slang]
12. a small, dark, swallowlike New World bird (Chaetura pelagica)
that frequently nests in chimneys.
13. nice-looking, fashionable (1920's slang)
14. a poisonous member of the wheat family.
15. a fungal disease of tobacco plants.
16. (_Old Norse_) A ruling council of village or clan elders.
17. [obs] past participle of smite.
18. _Archaic_ A privy.
19. [SL.] an informal gathering of scientists or engineers.
Thanks!
Dave
DQ, DF