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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

Tim Bourne
December 9th, 2007, 05:12 PM
15 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Dodi Schultz
December 9th, 2007, 05:44 PM
Thanks a lot; this arrived as a blank message with an unseen binary
attachment, Dave.

Now, I'll send TAPCIS back to get the list....

Judy Madnick
December 9th, 2007, 08:26 PM
<< 2. [Scot.] to belittle; to ridicule.

<< 9. to lead astray .

Judy Madnick

Toni Savage
December 9th, 2007, 09:45 PM
1 and 19, the gatherings, 'cause I'm feeling social.

-- Toni Savage


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> 1. a gathering of quilters.
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> 19. [SL.] an informal gathering of scientists or
> engineers.
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Nancy Shepherdson
December 9th, 2007, 10:17 PM
I'll take 4 and 15.

Nancy

Dodi Schultz
December 9th, 2007, 11:08 PM
It was that character--whatever it is; not one of the many recognized by
CompuServe--in def 4 that turned the list into an attachment.

Now that I have the list: 12 and 14.

--Dodi

Tim Lodge
December 10th, 2007, 04:41 AM
Dave

I'll take the enigmatic length and the fungal disease:

10 and 15 please.

-- Tim L

Guerri Stevens
December 10th, 2007, 06:21 AM
I vote for 3 and 6.

Guerri

Christopher Carson
December 10th, 2007, 01:51 PM
I'll go with 1 and 10.

Chris

Scott Crom
December 10th, 2007, 06:21 PM
I'll have 2 and 8, please.

Scott

Chuck
December 10th, 2007, 09:01 PM
Dave

I'll agree they're truly strange. Possibly it might be -

1. a gathering of quilters.

or perhaps -

4. pure, innocent, free of sin [OE _smǽte_ refined, pure (of gold)]

But probably not. In any case -

Thanks,

Chuck

Tony Abell
December 10th, 2007, 09:57 PM
The great coat and Norse, of course: 6 and 16.