Dave Cunningham
February 13th, 2008, 07:04 PM
For the very first time, the dealer thinks every def is correct!
Everyone else, however, is invited to vote for two of the following
definitions in the forlorn belief they can pick out the real one.
Deadline? 7 a.m. EST on Friday Feb 15.
1. [Scot.] to cheat or swindle.
2. To assess or take account of.
3. to act as a guide or model.
4. [Arch] to arm against.
5. To dither; to be undecided.
6. a long, hanging sleeve.
7. a pile of garbage; waste-heap.
8. a sheet of water flowing over a weir.
9. To press close, as in affection; snuggle.
10. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding
places.
11. an underground structure which is found in many Iron Age
defended settlements in Cornwall.
12. an admixture of malt that becomes beer or ale after
fermentation.
13. [Sl.] to feign illness or injury in order to avoid performing
some unpleasant task.
14. 1. the spiralling search pattern flight of birds of prey and
vultures [L. fuga; a flight]; 2. hence to fly a spiral search
pattern.
15. In knitting, to execute a reverse-purl stitch.
16. [ME.] 1. The aftermath. 2. The long grass left standing
through the winter; rank grass.
Dave
DQ, DF
Everyone else, however, is invited to vote for two of the following
definitions in the forlorn belief they can pick out the real one.
Deadline? 7 a.m. EST on Friday Feb 15.
1. [Scot.] to cheat or swindle.
2. To assess or take account of.
3. to act as a guide or model.
4. [Arch] to arm against.
5. To dither; to be undecided.
6. a long, hanging sleeve.
7. a pile of garbage; waste-heap.
8. a sheet of water flowing over a weir.
9. To press close, as in affection; snuggle.
10. To fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding
places.
11. an underground structure which is found in many Iron Age
defended settlements in Cornwall.
12. an admixture of malt that becomes beer or ale after
fermentation.
13. [Sl.] to feign illness or injury in order to avoid performing
some unpleasant task.
14. 1. the spiralling search pattern flight of birds of prey and
vultures [L. fuga; a flight]; 2. hence to fly a spiral search
pattern.
15. In knitting, to execute a reverse-purl stitch.
16. [ME.] 1. The aftermath. 2. The long grass left standing
through the winter; rank grass.
Dave
DQ, DF