[Dixonary] Round 1903: FOY defs up!

[Scott Crom]

Here are 17 definitions of FOY, only one of which appears in my
dictionary.

Please cast your two votes for those you believe to be most
deserving, by public reply to this message.

The deadling for voting is 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, Sunday
morning, May 4. Other zones, other times. (I'm stretching the
deadline just a bit because Sunday mornings are rather busy for
me.)

Enfoy!


1. Slim.

2. Senile.

3. A jester.

4. [obs.] Casual.

5. _Scot._ A dandy.

6. Acronym: For Our Use.

7. Very fat; grossly obese.

8. Faith or belief [from Middle French].

9. A small decorative three-legged table.

10. Collective name for a group of badgers.

11. Crazy (Eng. slang), derived from French "fou".

12. A kind of water-wheel used in the Low Countries.

13. [Irish] Small, especially of a person.

14. _Ir. obs._ To visit [OIr _foainn_ 'spend the night'].

15. A dog in the process of being trained to the hunt, esp.
fox-hunting.

16. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the
vertical trim around an opening.

17. (_Scots_) A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.
[Dutch dialectical _fooi_, from Middle Dutch _foye_,
journey, from Old French _voie_, from Latin _via_, road.]

Scott

[Toni Savage]

Dang! Just missed the deadline... ah, well...

2 and 11 (I like that French derivation!)


-- Toni Savage


--- On Fri, 5/2/08, Scott Crom <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu> wrote:


>
> 1. Slim.
>
> 2. Senile.
>
> 3. A jester.
>
> 4. [obs.] Casual.
>
> 5. _Scot._ A dandy.
>
> 6. Acronym: For Our Use.
>
> 7. Very fat; grossly obese.
>
> 8. Faith or belief [from Middle French].
>
> 9. A small decorative three-legged table.
>
> 10. Collective name for a group of badgers.
>
> 11. Crazy (Eng. slang), derived from French
> "fou".
>
> 12. A kind of water-wheel used in the Low Countries.
>
> 13. [Irish] Small, especially of a person.
>
> 14. _Ir. obs._ To visit [OIr _foainn_ 'spend the
> night'].
>
> 15. A dog in the process of being trained to the hunt,
> esp.
> fox-hunting.
>
> 16. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard
> and the
> vertical trim around an opening.
>
> 17. (_Scots_) A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a
> wedding.
> [Dutch dialectical _fooi_, from Middle Dutch _foye_,
> journey, from Old French _voie_, from Latin _via_,
> road.]
>
> Scott

[Judy Madnick]

I'll award my points to the authors of the following:

<< 3. A jester.

<< 15. A dog in the process of being trained to the hunt, esp.
<< fox-hunting.

Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

[waynescottmd@earthlink.net]

I always feel compelled to vote for the Scots defs even when I'm pretty
sure they're wrong.

5 and 17, please.

Wayne

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 3 and 8.

Guerri

[Dodi Schultz]

I'll try #5 and #13.

--Dodi

[JohnnyB]

Scott

First and last please == #1 and #17

JohnnyB

[Daniel B. Widdis]

9 and 15, please. And #18 in the Derby.

--
Dan

[Tim Lodge]

Scott

It could be any of these, but I'll choose:

8 and 16 please.

-- Tim L

[Chuck]

Scott -

From your varied selection, I'll try -

13. [Irish] Small, especially of a person.

and

16. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the vertical
trim around an opening.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Dave Cunningham]

1 snd 3 -- 17 is too precise for me ...

Dave

On May 2, 8:28*pm, Scott Crom <cr... (AT) beloit (DOT) edu> wrote:
> Here are 17 definitions of FOY, only one of which appears in my
> dictionary.
>
> Please cast your two votes for those you believe to be most
> deserving, by public reply to this message.
>
> The deadling for voting is 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, Sunday
> morning, May 4. Other zones, other times. (I'm stretching the
> deadline just a bit because Sunday mornings are rather busy for
> me.)
>
> Enfoy!
>
> * *1. Slim.
>
> * *2. Senile.
>
> * *3. A jester.
>
> * *4. [obs.] Casual.
>
> * *5. _Scot._ A dandy.
>
> * *6. Acronym: For Our Use.
>
> * *7. Very fat; grossly obese.
>
> * *8. Faith or belief [from Middle French].
>
> * *9. A small decorative three-legged table.
>
> * 10. Collective name for a group of badgers.
>
> * 11. Crazy (Eng. slang), derived from French "fou".
>
> * 12. A kind of water-wheel used in the Low Countries.
>
> * 13. [Irish] Small, especially of a person.
>
> * 14. _Ir. obs._ To visit [OIr _foainn_ 'spend the night'].
>
> * 15. A dog in the process of being trained to the hunt, esp.
> * * * fox-hunting.
>
> * 16. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the
> * * * vertical trim around an opening.
>
> * 17. (_Scots_) A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.
> * * * [Dutch dialectical _fooi_, from Middle Dutch _foye_,
> * * * journey, from Old French _voie_, from Latin _via_, road.]
>
> Scott

[France International]

I'll fall for 5 and 16.

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll give a shot at 2 and 17

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[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take the Scots: 5 and 17.

Nancy

[Tim B]

2 and 3, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Paul Keating]

I'll buy the etys: 14 and 17, even though modern Dutch _fooi_ doesn't mean
'one for the road' but 'fee'.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Russ Heimerson]

Vox pop...

#5 and #17, please.

Russ

[Tony Abell]

I'll pay my respects to the creative 15 and elaborate scots 17.

> 15. A dog in the process of being trained to the hunt, esp.
> fox-hunting.

> 17. (_Scots_) A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.
> [Dutch dialectical _fooi_, from Middle Dutch _foye_,
> journey, from Old French _voie_, from Latin _via_, road.]

[Christopher Carson]

I'll go for the 3s, 3 and 13.

Chris