Scott Crom
November 18th, 2008, 08:23 AM
Here are 19 highly plausible definitions of CHIGOE. Please cast
your votes for the two of your choice (and I don't envy you,
making such choices) by public response to this post.
The deadline for voting is about 35 hours from now, 2000 hours,
aka 8:00 pm Eastern Time, tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Enjoy!
1. A roadside rest area.
2. Striptease performer.
3. A kind of cypress tree.
4. A deep ravine or gorge.
5. A tool for creating etched images on glass.
6. A small insect of the southern United States.
7. A defect in bronze castings caused by mold breakage.
8. [Algonq.] A rash, especially one just below the waist.
9. A paint made from turpentine, lampblack and brick dust.
10. Ammunition belt for an early version of Vickers machine gun.
11. A red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange
color.
12. Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or
metallic beads.
13. _Reg._ The mosquito; any small, annoying insect. [Amer Ind,
esp Algonquin]
14. _Indonesia._ (as form of address) Teacher, in elementary
school [Bahasa, mod. sp. _cikgu_].
15. A knee-high boot made of heavy fabric, with laces
criss-crossing the leg to support the boot.
16. A brown beetle, Tristera pusineri, whose larvae are a major
parasite to elm and poplar trees.
17. A small Indian tribe which lived in the area along what is
now the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
18. Any of several thread-like parasitic worms transmitted by
mosquitoes and thought to cause elephantiasis.
19. A small tropical flea, the female of which burrows under the
skin of animals and humans, causing intense irritation and
sores that may become severely infected.
Scott
your votes for the two of your choice (and I don't envy you,
making such choices) by public response to this post.
The deadline for voting is about 35 hours from now, 2000 hours,
aka 8:00 pm Eastern Time, tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Enjoy!
1. A roadside rest area.
2. Striptease performer.
3. A kind of cypress tree.
4. A deep ravine or gorge.
5. A tool for creating etched images on glass.
6. A small insect of the southern United States.
7. A defect in bronze castings caused by mold breakage.
8. [Algonq.] A rash, especially one just below the waist.
9. A paint made from turpentine, lampblack and brick dust.
10. Ammunition belt for an early version of Vickers machine gun.
11. A red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange
color.
12. Ornamental trimming for a garment, as braid, lace, or
metallic beads.
13. _Reg._ The mosquito; any small, annoying insect. [Amer Ind,
esp Algonquin]
14. _Indonesia._ (as form of address) Teacher, in elementary
school [Bahasa, mod. sp. _cikgu_].
15. A knee-high boot made of heavy fabric, with laces
criss-crossing the leg to support the boot.
16. A brown beetle, Tristera pusineri, whose larvae are a major
parasite to elm and poplar trees.
17. A small Indian tribe which lived in the area along what is
now the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
18. Any of several thread-like parasitic worms transmitted by
mosquitoes and thought to cause elephantiasis.
19. A small tropical flea, the female of which burrows under the
skin of animals and humans, causing intense irritation and
sores that may become severely infected.
Scott