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Tim Lodge
July 15th, 2008, 04:31 PM
I'm sorry I'm a bit late posting the defs. It has been a lovely sunny
evening here in the UK - the first for some time. I was out on the
river in my boat, and some friends I passed asked us in for a drink.
Anyway, it has allowed time for a bumper crop of 20 defs of VALIHA.

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline:

08:30 BST on Thursday 17th July
07:30 UTC
3:30 AM EDT
12:30 AM PDT

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/br3oc

-- Tim L


** VALIHA **

1: quickness; speed.

2: a bridal mantilla.

3: a small wooden cart.

4: low-lying sandy beach.

5: an apparition; phantom.

6: a wasting disease of goats.

7: scorched foliage near a lava flow.

8: a liqueur of Romania, made from blackberries.

9: a quorum of elders at an Iroquois conference.

10: a twin (chiefly Tahitian) (see also "Bsli Ha'i" )

11: a liqueur of which the main ingredient is peach brandy

12: a Romanian noble rank approximately equivalent to count.

13: small raised bumps on a flower stalk, just below the sepal.

14: a soft, thin, suede-finished glove leather usually made from
sheepskin.

15: a species of the plant genus, Crocus, sometimes used for medicinal
purposes.

16: possibly extirpated Northern African bird of prey; similar to the
Sryuhl Kite in size.

17: an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer,
artist, musician, or philosopher.

18: a type of zither, typically tubular and traditionally made from
bamboo, regarded as the national instrument of Madagascar.

19: a small metal duct flute with 4 finger holes and pentatonic
tuning, usu. E G A C D, that is a common folk instrument of Estonia.

20: a large bombycid moth whose larva feeds on the oak Quercus serrata
in Japan, and furnishes silk of excellent quality which has long been
utilized in the manufacture of the heavier native silk fabrics.

Dodi Schultz
July 15th, 2008, 05:08 PM
WOW. Both the length and scope of this list are amazing. I think I'm going
to go for two of the shorter ones: #5 and #8.

--Dodi

Daniel B. Widdis
July 15th, 2008, 05:43 PM
I'll lemming Dodi's vote for #5 and toss a random vote at #14.

--
Dan

stamps
July 15th, 2008, 06:29 PM
I'll take 3 because it's never a cart and 8 because I we just made fresh
blackberry pie and my ancestors are from Romania.

--Mike

Judy Madnick
July 15th, 2008, 07:29 PM
From: "Tim Lodge" <iel7j001 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com>

<< I'm sorry I'm a bit late posting the defs. It has been a lovely
<< sunny
<< evening here in the UK - the first for some time. I was out on
<< the
<< river in my boat, and some friends I passed asked us in for a
<< drink.

Sounds wonderful!

And with the "drink" in mind, I'll vote for these two definitions:

<< 8: a liqueur of Romania, made from blackberries.

<< 11: a liqueur of which the main ingredient is peach brandy

<G>

Judy Madnick, Tupperware Consultant
Ask me how you can earn free Tupperware!

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Bill Hirst
July 16th, 2008, 01:47 AM
I'm not joining the crowd today. 2 and/or 4, please.

-Bill

Nancy Shepherdson
July 16th, 2008, 01:54 AM
I like 20, but it's too Johnny Barrs.

So this time, I'll vote for 14 and 19.

Nancy

Tim B
July 16th, 2008, 03:34 AM
17 and 18, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Dave Cunningham
July 16th, 2008, 06:20 AM
16 for "extirpated" and 14 for no reasons ...

Dave

On Jul 15, 5:31*pm, Tim Lodge <iel7j... (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:
> I'm sorry I'm a bit late posting the defs. *It has been a lovely sunny
> evening here in the UK - the first for some time. *I was out on the
> river in my boat, and some friends I passed asked us in for a drink.
> Anyway, it has allowed time for a bumper crop of 20 defs of VALIHA.
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this
> one), before the deadline:
>
> * * * * * * * * 08:30 BST on Thursday 17th July
> * * * * * * * * 07:30 UTC
> * * * * * * * * *3:30 AM EDT
> * * * * * * * * 12:30 AM PDT
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
> athttp://tinyurl.com/br3oc
>
> -- *Tim L
>
> *** VALIHA **
>
> *1: quickness; speed.
>
> *2: a bridal mantilla.
>
> *3: a small wooden cart.
>
> *4: low-lying sandy beach.
>
> *5: an apparition; phantom.
>
> *6: a wasting disease of goats.
>
> *7: scorched foliage near a lava flow.
>
> *8: a liqueur of Romania, made from blackberries.
>
> *9: a quorum of elders at an Iroquois conference.
>
> 10: a twin (chiefly Tahitian) *(see also "Bsli Ha'i" )
>
> 11: a liqueur of which the main ingredient is peach brandy
>
> 12: a Romanian noble rank approximately equivalent to count.
>
> 13: small raised bumps on a flower stalk, just below the sepal.
>
> 14: a soft, thin, suede-finished glove leather usually made from
> sheepskin.
>
> 15: a species of the plant genus, Crocus, sometimes used for medicinal
> purposes.
>
> 16: possibly extirpated Northern African bird of prey; similar to the
> Sryuhl Kite in size.
>
> 17: an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer,
> artist, musician, or philosopher.
>
> 18: a type of zither, typically tubular and traditionally made from
> bamboo, regarded as the national instrument of Madagascar.
>
> 19: a small metal duct flute with 4 finger holes and pentatonic
> tuning, usu. E G A C D, that is a common folk instrument of Estonia.
>
> 20: a large bombycid moth whose larva feeds on the oak Quercus serrata
> in Japan, and furnishes silk of excellent quality which has long been
> utilized in the manufacture of the heavier native silk fabrics.

Christopher Carson
July 16th, 2008, 07:19 AM
Thirstily, 8 and 11.

Chris (hic)

EnDash@aol.com
July 16th, 2008, 08:04 AM
Count me for number 3 and 18, please.

-- Dick Weltz





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Guerri Stevens
July 16th, 2008, 08:29 AM
I vote for 5 and 18.

Guerri

Toni Savage
July 16th, 2008, 03:05 PM
12 and 20, please

-- Toni Savage

Scott Crom
July 16th, 2008, 05:44 PM
Going out on a lonely limb, I'll have 9 and 10, please.

Scott

Tony Abell
July 16th, 2008, 11:24 PM
15 because it's dull and 17 because there ought to be a word for one.

> 15: a species of the plant genus, Crocus, sometimes used for medicinal
> purposes.

> 17: an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer,
> artist, musician, or philosopher.

Russ Heimerson
July 16th, 2008, 11:46 PM
I'll toss my votes at music... #18 & #19, please.

Russ