[Dixonary] Round 2004 RAGULY definitions

[Jim Hart]

Roll up roll up. Here for your delight and entertainment, imported at great
expense, are twenty of the finest definitions known to lexicographers. Well
actually only one is known to lexicographers but the other 19 ought to be.

Take no clue from variations in style, spelling, punctuation etc - that's
just my irregular compilation technique.

Don't be shy. Vote for two of them in a reply to this message. Just be sure
to use your brain not your dictionary, And do it before:

Saturday at 0500 UTC, or 6am on a London summer morning, or 1am in New York,
and 3pm for my Melbourne contingent.

1. a fringed vest.
2. Impertinent and abrasive.
3. The rubble created when a building is demolished by implosion.
4. A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or
pitch and used as a torch.
5. _Heraldry. rare._ (of a field) sprinkled with brown droplets; _also
called:_ goutty de brunatre
6. A small hardy clover that can root in harsh conditions, such as
urban sidewalks, causing much damage through rhizome propagation.
7. a lie, a slander [fr Heb _ragal_ to go about]
8. a waterproof cape worn by hussars.
9. a kind of ornate pediment decorated with leaves and flowers.
10. Lewdness; lasciviousness.
11. ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
12. [Scots] a false dirk, used to conform with safety restrictions.
13. a hedgerow plant with serrulate leaves sometimes used in salads
14. (her.) with projections like oblique stubs of branches
15. a traditional Moroccan game played with clay marbles
16. a highly spiced goat's-meat stew.
17. To twirl on tiptoe.
18. a Swedish folk dance in three-four time
19. an Indian dish of mutton and lentils.
20. the long shirt usually worn with loose-fitting pants by men in
Afghanistan and some other Islamic countries

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Jim,

What a fine selection, and what a tough choice.

I'll try 5 and 15:

> 5. _Heraldry. rare._ (of a field) sprinkled with brown droplets; _also
> called:_ goutty de brunatre

> 15. a traditional Moroccan game played with clay marbles

Best, Hugo

[France International]

Jim,

I don't see the def I submitted to you around 7 hours ago.

I'll vote for 14 & 15.

[Judy Madnick]

<< 9. a kind of ornate pediment decorated with leaves and
<< flowers.
<< 12. [Scots] a false dirk, used to conform with safety
<< restrictions.

Judy Madnick

[Jim Hart]

My mistake which I realised just moments after posting. Trust you
received my email. Deleting the message from the public site seemed
pointless since many players get the email version, so there will be
dealer points by way of compensation.

Apologetically,

- Jim

On May 15, 9:37*am, "France International" <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
wrote:
> Jim,
>
> I don't see the def I submitted to you around 7 hours ago.
>
> I'll vote for 14 & 15.

[Dodi Schultz]

None seem possible this time, but I'll try one of the heraldries and the
mutton: #14 and #19.

--Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

No clue. I'll go with the bustle in the hedgerow.

10 and 13.

--
Dan

[Tim B]

6 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 20.

Guerri

Jim Hart wrote:
> 10. Lewdness; lasciviousness.
> 20. the long shirt usually worn with loose-fitting pants by men in

[Dave Cunningham]

Woolworth this time -- 5 is absurd, and 10 as I fail to see "raguly"
as possibly meaning "Lewdness."

Dave

On May 14, 7:07*pm, "Jim Hart" <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Roll up roll up. Here for your delight and entertainment, imported at great
> expense, are twenty of the finest definitions known to lexicographers. Well
> actually only one is known to lexicographers but the other 19 ought to be.
>
> Take no clue from variations in style, spelling, punctuation etc - that's
> just my irregular compilation technique.
>
> Don't be shy. Vote for two of them in a reply to this message. Just be sure
> to use your brain not your dictionary, And do it before:
>
> Saturday at 0500 UTC, or 6am on a London summer morning, or 1am in New York,
> and 3pm for my Melbourne contingent.
>
> * * 1. *a fringed vest.
> * * 2. *Impertinent and abrasive.
> * * 3. *The rubble created when a building is demolished by implosion.
> * * 4. *A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or
> pitch and used as a torch.
> * * 5. *_Heraldry. rare._ (of a field) sprinkled with brown droplets; _also
> called:_ goutty de brunatre
> * * 6. *A small hardy clover that can root in harsh conditions, such as
> urban sidewalks, causing much damage through rhizome propagation.
> * * 7. *a lie, a slander [fr Heb _ragal_ to go about]
> * * 8. *a waterproof cape worn by hussars.
> * * 9. *a kind of ornate pediment decorated with leaves and flowers.
> * 10. *Lewdness; lasciviousness.
> * 11. *ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
> * 12. *[Scots] * a false dirk, used to conform with safety restrictions.
> * 13. *a hedgerow plant with serrulate leaves sometimes used in salads
> * 14. *(her.) with projections like oblique stubs of branches
> * 15. *a traditional Moroccan game played with clay marbles
> * 16. *a highly spiced goat's-meat stew.
> * 17. *To twirl on tiptoe.
> * 18. *a Swedish folk dance in three-four time
> * 19. *an Indian dish of mutton and lentils.
> * 20. *the long shirt usually worn with loose-fitting pants by men in
> Afghanistan and some other Islamic countries

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll opt for the flora over the fauna and take a stab with numbers 6 and
13.

-- Dick Weltz


In a message dated 5/14/2009 7:09:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:

Roll up roll up. Here for your delight and entertainment, imported at
great
expense, are twenty of the finest definitions known to lexicographers.
Well
actually only one is known to lexicographers but the other 19 ought to be.


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[Millie]

Some tempting possibilities here (... and some quite extraordinary!)
I'll vote for:

8. a waterproof cape worn by hussars.
11. ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.


Millie

[Tim Lodge]

JIm

It's either heraldry or Hindi:

5 and 19 please.

-- Tim L

[Toni Savage]

I like 4 and 14

-- Toni Savage


--- On Thu, 5/14/09, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> ***4.* A metal cup, often suspended on
> a pole, containing burning oil or pitch and used as a
> torch.

> 14.* (her.) with projections like oblique stubs of
> branches

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 2 and 6, please.

Scott

[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take the highly unlikely 8 and 15.

Nancy

On May 14, 6:07*pm, "Jim Hart" <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Roll up roll up. Here for your delight and entertainment, imported at great
> expense, are twenty of the finest definitions known to lexicographers. Well
> actually only one is known to lexicographers but the other 19 ought to be.
>
> Take no clue from variations in style, spelling, punctuation etc - that's
> just my irregular compilation technique.
>
> Don't be shy. Vote for two of them in a reply to this message. Just be sure
> to use your brain not your dictionary, And do it before:
>
> Saturday at 0500 UTC, or 6am on a London summer morning, or 1am in New York,
> and 3pm for my Melbourne contingent.
>
> * * 1. *a fringed vest.
> * * 2. *Impertinent and abrasive.
> * * 3. *The rubble created when a building is demolished by implosion.
> * * 4. *A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or
> pitch and used as a torch.
> * * 5. *_Heraldry. rare._ (of a field) sprinkled with brown droplets; _also
> called:_ goutty de brunatre
> * * 6. *A small hardy clover that can root in harsh conditions, such as
> urban sidewalks, causing much damage through rhizome propagation.
> * * 7. *a lie, a slander [fr Heb _ragal_ to go about]
> * * 8. *a waterproof cape worn by hussars.
> * * 9. *a kind of ornate pediment decorated with leaves and flowers.
> * 10. *Lewdness; lasciviousness.
> * 11. *ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk.
> * 12. *[Scots] * a false dirk, used to conform with safety restrictions.
> * 13. *a hedgerow plant with serrulate leaves sometimes used in salads
> * 14. *(her.) with projections like oblique stubs of branches
> * 15. *a traditional Moroccan game played with clay marbles
> * 16. *a highly spiced goat's-meat stew.
> * 17. *To twirl on tiptoe.
> * 18. *a Swedish folk dance in three-four time
> * 19. *an Indian dish of mutton and lentils.
> * 20. *the long shirt usually worn with loose-fitting pants by men in
> Afghanistan and some other Islamic countries

[Russ Heimerson]

I've recompiled the random number generator to run under linux, and here's the
first run....

#8 and #14, please.

If anybody would like a copy of the random number generator for linux, let me
know and I'll send it to you, along with the source code in Pascal.

Russ

[Daniel B. Widdis]

RH> If anybody would like a copy of the random number generator for linux

Why not in java or ruby so it could be platform independent?

I'm content to use my 20-sided dice or dartboard in most cases.

--
Dan

[Tony Abell]

Avoiding the heraldry, dishes and Scots, little is left but 7 and 13:

> 7. a lie, a slander [fr Heb _ragal_ to go about]
> 13. a hedgerow plant with serrulate leaves sometimes used in salads

[Russ Heimerson]

DW> Why not in java or ruby so it could be platform independent?

Because I haven't written any code for years, and I don't think either of them
was even invented when I stopped programming.

Russ