Round 1939 vote for jomer

[mshefler]

Herewith 19 definitions for jomer. Vote for the two most likely candidates
no later than 10 PM, EDT, Sunday September 21.

1. a double-bluff play in whist.

2. a mistress.

3. the principal or head secretary or clerk.

4. a humorless bureaucrat.

5. _Baseball slang_ A home run made at the cost of serious injury.

6. a left-handed person.

7. a short cutting sword.

8. a Kabbalistic form; one of the seven fathers of Kabbalah.

9. _Chiefly British_ An abalone, especially of the species _Haliotis
tuberculata_, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.

10. a bright blue sea worm found in tidal pools of the northern Indian
Ocean.

11. a period of play in the game of pelota.

12. a device used for connecting a joist to a rafter.

13. a large kangaroo.

14. the traditional greeting of Basques.

15. a motherless lamb. [sp. var. of "yomer" and "jeomer"]

16. [Archaic] a small measure of grain, equal to about 2 cups.

17. a bodyguard; more generally, an assistant.

18. _Archaeology_ A stone tool with a chisellike head.

19. Turkish delight.

[JohnnyB]

It is obviously impossible for there really to be a bureaucrat with a sense
of humour, so 4 is a tautology or maybe a pleonasm and a large kangaroo is a
bit too obvious. However, those are they which attract my votes

#4 and #13 please

JohnnyB

[Dodi Schultz]

That's amazing. I can't recall when I've seen a more varied assortment of
defs. The only one I can eliminate from consideration is the one I wrote!

Wild guesses: #3, #16.

--Dodi

[Tim Lodge]

Mike

That's a good selection, from which I'll choose the Basque greeting
and the motherless lamb:

14 and 15 please.

-- Tim L

[Judy Madnick]

I'll try for another zero. <sigh>

<< 3. the principal or head secretary or clerk.

<< 17. a bodyguard; more generally, an assistant.

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[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll go for 13 and 18.

-- Dick Weltz





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[Bill Hirst]

I don't think the real definition is in there. If it is, the word
can't possibly be English, because the "jo" sound is impossible to
pronounce in our language. I'll therefore go with the Basques and join
it with the Turks: 14 and 19.

-Bill

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 12 and 17, please

Scott

[Wayne Scott, MD]

6 because I am & 9 for noreason.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

10 because bright blue is my favorite color of sea worm, and 19
because I am really looking forward to the next Narnia movie.

> 10. a bright blue sea worm found in tidal pools of the northern
> Indian Ocean.
>
> 19. Turkish delight.

--
Dan Widdis - temporarily in Germany on business travel for the next
week, and unavailable to deal. Not that I am in any danger.

[Toni Savage]

GOOD set of defs this time!! (means it's a good word choice)

my sister likes 5 and I like 15

-- Toni Savage


--- On Sat, 9/20/08, mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>

>
> 5. _Baseball slang_ A home run made at the cost of
> serious injury.
>
> 15. a motherless lamb. [sp. var. of "yomer" and
> "jeomer"]
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 1 and 17.

Guerri

[Dave Cunningham]

9 and 15 today ...

Dave

On Sep 20, 11:59*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Herewith 19 definitions for jomer. Vote for the two most likely
> candidates
> no later than 10 PM, EDT, Sunday September 21.
>
> 1. *a double-bluff play in whist.
>
> 2. *a mistress.
>
> 3. *the principal or head secretary or clerk.
>
> 4. *a humorless bureaucrat.
>
> 5. *_Baseball slang_ *A home run made at the cost of serious injury.
>
> 6. *a left-handed person.
>
> 7. *a short cutting sword.
>
> 8. *a Kabbalistic form; one of the seven fathers of Kabbalah.
>
> 9. *_Chiefly British_ An abalone, especially of the species _Haliotis
> tuberculata_, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.
>
> 10. *a bright blue sea worm found in tidal pools of the northern
> Indian
> Ocean.
>
> 11. *a period of play in the game of pelota.
>
> 12. *a device used for connecting a joist to a rafter.
>
> 13. *a large kangaroo.
>
> 14. *the traditional greeting of Basques.
>
> 15. *a motherless lamb. [sp. var. of "yomer" and "jeomer"]
>
> 16. *[Archaic] a small measure of grain, equal to about 2 cups.
>
> 17. *a bodyguard; more generally, an assistant.
>
> 18. *_Archaeology_ A stone tool with a chisellike head.
>
> 19. *Turkish delight.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Nancy Shepherdson]

6 and 8 sound reasonable to me.

Nancy

On Sep 20, 10:59*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Herewith 19 definitions for jomer. Vote for the two most likely
> candidates
> no later than 10 PM, EDT, Sunday September 21.
>
> 1. *a double-bluff play in whist.
>
> 2. *a mistress.
>
> 3. *the principal or head secretary or clerk.
>
> 4. *a humorless bureaucrat.
>
> 5. *_Baseball slang_ *A home run made at the cost of serious injury.
>
> 6. *a left-handed person.
>
> 7. *a short cutting sword.
>
> 8. *a Kabbalistic form; one of the seven fathers of Kabbalah.
>
> 9. *_Chiefly British_ An abalone, especially of the species _Haliotis
> tuberculata_, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.
>
> 10. *a bright blue sea worm found in tidal pools of the northern
> Indian
> Ocean.
>
> 11. *a period of play in the game of pelota.
>
> 12. *a device used for connecting a joist to a rafter.
>
> 13. *a large kangaroo.
>
> 14. *the traditional greeting of Basques.
>
> 15. *a motherless lamb. [sp. var. of "yomer" and "jeomer"]
>
> 16. *[Archaic] a small measure of grain, equal to about 2 cups.
>
> 17. *a bodyguard; more generally, an assistant.
>
> 18. *_Archaeology_ A stone tool with a chisellike head.
>
> 19. *Turkish delight.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Paul Keating]

I don't believe any of these but I'll vote for 3 and 17.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague