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Tony Abell
December 17th, 2008, 10:14 PM
Find below 18 definitions of dotrel, one of which comes from a dictionary.
Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline below.
You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
are disqualified (see the rules in the file area of Coryphaeus Yahoogroups or the
sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor). The voting deadline shall be:

Friday, 08:00pm EST 19-Dec-2008
Friday, 05:00pm PST 19-Dec-2008
Saturday, 01:00am GMT 20-Dec-2008
Saturday, 12:00pm AEDT 20-Dec-2008
Saturday 2008-12-20 0100Z


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1. A diagonal brace for a scaffold.

2. An insignificant amount.

3. A cruciform support truss.

4. A small pointed awl for pricking out designs on leather.

5. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes,
apples, or other fruits.

6. Rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails.

7. A semi-direct belaying method using a multiple-point equalized anchor.

8. A sea bird of the gull family (Laridae), similar to the common herring gull
but having black wingtips and lateral tail feathers.

9. A device for measuring the depth to which a drill bit has penetrated into
wood or metal.

10. The upper felt on a detent for a standard piano key (orig. uncertain).

11. Condition of being very old.

12. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.

13. Small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built.

14. The honeydipper, one of the extinct Hawaiian o'os.

15. An immature cone snail.

16. A gluten-free bread made with soya flour.

17. A right-angle carpentry joint employing both tongue-and-groove construction
and an internal triangular brace.

18. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.

Toni Savage
December 17th, 2008, 10:17 PM
Oops! Ships that cross in the night. I pressed the button to send you my def, and the list shows up... ah, well.

I'll go for 2 and 3, please.

-- Toni Savage


--- On Wed, 12/17/08, Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: Tony Abell <hello (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com>

>
> 2. An insignificant amount.
>
> 3. A cruciform support truss.
>

Daniel B. Widdis
December 17th, 2008, 10:40 PM
9 and 15 please.

--
Dan

Guerri Stevens
December 18th, 2008, 02:34 AM
I vote for 13 and 18.

Guerri

Wayne Scott, MD
December 18th, 2008, 02:43 AM
1 & 3, please.
Wayne

Nancy Shepherdson
December 18th, 2008, 03:27 AM
What a clever group! Best in a long time.

I'll take 2 and 17 from among them.

Nancy

Tim B
December 18th, 2008, 03:58 AM
4 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Dave Cunningham
December 18th, 2008, 05:36 AM
8 and 14 for the wannabe petrels --- still aiming to be wrong.


Dave

On Dec 17, 11:14*pm, Tony Abell <he... (AT) isanybodyhome (DOT) com> wrote:
> Find below 18 definitions of dotrel, one of which comes from a dictionary.
> Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline below.
> You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you
> are disqualified (see the rules in the file area of Coryphaeus Yahoogroups or the
> sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor). *The voting deadline shall be:
>
> Friday, 08:00pm EST 19-Dec-2008
> Friday, 05:00pm PST 19-Dec-2008
> Saturday, 01:00am GMT 20-Dec-2008
> Saturday, 12:00pm AEDT 20-Dec-2008
> Saturday 2008-12-20 0100Z
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * 1. A diagonal brace for a scaffold.
>
> * 2. An insignificant amount.
>
> * 3. A cruciform support truss.
>
> * 4. A small pointed awl for pricking out designs on leather.
>
> * 5. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes,
> * * *apples, or other fruits.
>
> * 6. Rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails.
>
> * 7. A semi-direct belaying method using a multiple-point equalized anchor.
>
> * 8. A sea bird of the gull family (Laridae), similar to the common herring gull
> * * *but having black wingtips and lateral tail feathers.
>
> * 9. A device for measuring the depth to which a drill bit has penetrated into
> * * *wood or metal.
>
> *10. The upper felt on a detent for a standard piano key (orig. uncertain).
>
> *11. Condition of being very old.
>
> *12. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
>
> *13. Small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built.
>
> *14. The honeydipper, one of the extinct Hawaiian o'os.
>
> *15. An immature cone snail.
>
> *16. A gluten-free bread made with soya flour.
>
> *17. A right-angle carpentry joint employing both tongue-and-groove construction
> * * *and an internal triangular brace.
>
> *18. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.

Judy Madnick
December 18th, 2008, 08:08 AM
<< 8. A sea bird of the gull family (Laridae), similar to the
<< common herring gull
<< but having black wingtips and lateral tail feathers.

<< 15. An immature cone snail.

Judy Madnick
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Ask me about Tupperware opportunities!
tupperware (AT) judyandstu (DOT) com
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EnDash@aol.com
December 18th, 2008, 08:26 AM
Here goes a wild shot for numbers 10 and 18.

-- Dick Weltz




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Dodi Schultz
December 18th, 2008, 09:01 AM
I'll try #10 and #14.

--Dodi

France International
December 18th, 2008, 10:43 AM
I'll go for 9 and 18.

Tim Lodge
December 18th, 2008, 11:30 AM
Tony

I'll vote for 10 and 12, please.

BTW, I'm rejoining the game after nearly 6 weeks away. We've been to
India, where we had a fabulous time. Fortunately, we'd left Mumbai
for Goa at the time of the terrorist attacks. However, we did have
lunch in the Taj Mahal Hotel only a week beforehand, so it felt a bit
close to home.

-- Tim L

Bill Hirst
December 19th, 2008, 07:28 AM
It's definitely nautical, piratical even. 6 and 7 ye lily livered
scallywags. Arrrgh.

-Bill

Christopher Carson
December 19th, 2008, 07:47 AM
I'll go for 8 and 10.

Chris

JohnnyB
December 19th, 2008, 10:55 AM
#10 and #11 please

JohnnyB

Russ Heimerson
December 19th, 2008, 05:39 PM
I'll go for #3 and #8, please.

Russ