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JohnnyB
February 11th, 2009, 05:24 PM
Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

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

5:00 pm on Friday, 13 Feb 2009 in the UK
12:00 am East Coast USA 9:00 am West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote
- but don't look the word up in a dictionary.

JohnnyB

(using DIXOBASE)

1. a non-venomous sub-Arctic snow snake of the genus _Nerodia_, common to
Siberia and parts of Scandinavia

2. To greet another or exchange greetings in Maori fashion by touching or
pressing noses together

3. [Comanche] In Oklahoma, the name of the narcotic cactus Lophophora
williamsii

4. [from native name] a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern
Africa

5. an Inuit totem representing the spirit of a beaver

6. an illegally-distilled vodka of Southern Poland

7. [Maori] the pit used for a _hangi_ q.v

8. [Maori] a feast to honour visitors

9. the monk seal (Haw.)

10. [W. Afr.] kin by marriage

11. the smallest unit of value (Maori)

12. South African beautiful flowering plant

13. One of the "disappearing islands" of the Oder river

14. one of the 124 "minor islands" of the Hawaiian chain

15. a kind of Lithuanian hand-puppet; _attrib._ play for, performance of
this

16. A ritual of negotiation practiced by the Moriori people of the Chatham
Islands

17. A spirit which the Native American Iroquois believed was responsible for
winter weather. especially blizzards

18. a mental block, such as forgetting a person's name or being unable to
find the words to express a particular idea

Judy Madnick
February 11th, 2009, 05:31 PM
For lack of a better idea, I'll vote for the islands.

<< 13. One of the "disappearing islands" of the Oder river

<< 14. one of the 124 "minor islands" of the Hawaiian chain

Judy Madnick

Bill Hirst
February 11th, 2009, 06:18 PM
16 for the Moriori negotiation, and 18 because... uh...

-Bill

Dodi Schultz
February 11th, 2009, 06:47 PM
Guess we're all agreed it's not your common English word.

I kinda like #5 and #8.

--Dodi

Dave Cunningham
February 11th, 2009, 07:33 PM
2 and 8 for no good reason

Dave

On Feb 11, 6:24*pm, "JohnnyB" <johnnyba... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
> our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> *5:00 pm on Friday, 13 Feb 2009 in the UK
> 12:00 am East Coast USA 9:00 am West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote
> - but don't look the word up in a dictionary.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> (using *DIXOBASE)
>
> 1. a non-venomous sub-Arctic snow snake of the genus _Nerodia_, common to
> Siberia and parts of Scandinavia
>
> *2. To greet another or exchange greetings in Maori fashion by touching or
> pressing noses together
>
> *3. [Comanche] In Oklahoma, the name of the narcotic cactus Lophophora
> williamsii
>
> *4. [from native name] a small antelope found in eastern and southwestern
> Africa
>
> *5. an Inuit totem representing the spirit of a beaver
>
> *6. an illegally-distilled vodka of Southern Poland
>
> *7. [Maori] the pit used for a _hangi_ q.v
>
> *8. [Maori] a feast to honour visitors
>
> *9. the monk seal (Haw.)
>
> 10. [W. Afr.] kin by marriage
>
> 11. the smallest unit of value (Maori)
>
> 12. South African beautiful flowering plant
>
> 13. One of the "disappearing islands" of the Oder river
>
> 14. one of the 124 "minor islands" of the Hawaiian chain
>
> 15. a kind of Lithuanian hand-puppet; _attrib._ play for, performance of
> this
>
> 16. A ritual of negotiation practiced by the Moriori people of the Chatham
> Islands
>
> 17. A spirit which the Native American Iroquois believed was responsible for
> winter weather. *especially blizzards
>
> 18. a mental block, such as forgetting a person's name or being unable to
> find the words to express a particular idea

Tim B
February 12th, 2009, 03:12 AM
18 sounds familiar, but I can't remember why!

I'll vote for 5 and 17, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Toni Savage
February 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM
3 and 12 don't sound likely, so I'll vote for them.

-- Toni Savage


--- On Wed, 2/11/09, JohnnyB <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> 3. [Comanche] In Oklahoma, the name of the narcotic cactus
> Lophophora
> williamsii
>
> 12. South African beautiful flowering plant
>

Tim Lodge
February 12th, 2009, 05:01 AM
Johnny

Wow! What a lot of Hawaiian and Maori! I'll stay closer to (my) home
for my choices:

13 and 15 please.

-- Tim L

Guerri Stevens
February 12th, 2009, 06:14 AM
I vote for 5 and 14.

Guerri

France International
February 12th, 2009, 11:36 AM
I'll try 10 and 15.

EnDash@aol.com
February 12th, 2009, 12:30 PM
I will give a try to numbers 8 and 18.

-- Dick Weltz


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Paul Keating
February 12th, 2009, 02:18 PM
I vote for 5 and 8.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

Nancy Shepherdson
February 12th, 2009, 03:20 PM
I don't think it's Maori or Hawaiian, so I'll take 6 and 10.

Nancy

Chuck
February 12th, 2009, 04:57 PM
JohnnyB

1. a non-venomous sub-Arctic snow snake of the genus _Nerodia_, common
to Siberia and parts of Scandinavia

- because I've never heard of a snow snake, and

5. an Inuit totem representing the spirit of a beaver

- because here in Canada the spirit of the beaver is strong.

Thanks,

Chuck

Scott Crom
February 12th, 2009, 05:30 PM
I'll go for 4 and 15, please.

Scott

Tony Abell
February 12th, 2009, 10:45 PM
For lack of any better ideas, 1 and 3.

> 1. a non-venomous sub-Arctic snow snake of the genus _Nerodia_, common to
> Siberia and parts of Scandinavia

> 3. [Comanche] In Oklahoma, the name of the narcotic cactus Lophophora
> williamsii

Russ Heimerson
February 13th, 2009, 07:09 AM
I'll go for #3 and #15, please.

Russ