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JohnnyB
May 28th, 2009, 06:24 PM
Here are 20 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..

8:00 pm on Saturday, 30 May 2009 in the UK
5:30 am on 31 May in parts of Australia
3:00 pm on 30 May East Coast USA
midday on 30 May West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote, just don't loook it up.

JohnnyB

(using DIXOBASE)

1. an inlet or bay

2. [Arabic] the soul

3. [Viet.] a wet-nurse

4. an obsolete keybugle

5. lava having a rough surface

6. a raised heel on an ice-skate

7. Indian gold and silver brocade

8. [Archaic] partial or total darkness; gloom

9. unity or the state of non-duality, in Taoism

10. a larval form of crabs and other decapod crustaceans

11. a cordwainer's tool for stretching or moulding leather

12. a summer-blooming flower, almost identical to the crocus

13. [Hawaiian] a very small undergarment worn under a grass skirt

14. a small family dwelling or farmhouse built on reclaimed land (Dut.)

15. the semi-conscious condition between fully awake and asleep (Jhana)

16. the first of three levels of Islamic scholarship (see abaram, senna)

17. _obs. exc. hist._ 1. a reliquary; a repository for venerated objects. 2.
an abbey treasury

18. a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for
fishing and coastal trading

19. the youngest son of Noah and father of Canaan, in a Victorian short
story where the principle character is the victim of an awkward misprint

20. [obs] a liquid measure for oil or wine - a third of a pipe [hence also a
_tierce_] the volume varies with country between 35-38 gals for oil and
37-41 gals for wine


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Judy Madnick
May 28th, 2009, 07:14 PM
<< 17. _obs. exc. hist._ 1. a reliquary; a repository for venerated
<< objects. 2.
<< an abbey treasury

<< 20. [obs] a liquid measure for oil or wine - a third of a pipe
<< [hence also a
<< _tierce_] the volume varies with country between 35-38 gals
<< for oil and
<< 37-41 gals for wine

Judy

Dodi Schultz
May 28th, 2009, 09:02 PM
Rats! I missed the submission deadline! That's what trying to cope with
the mysteries of new software will do, especially if you've been used to
a DOS-based OLR all of your online life.

Oh, well.

For my probably-wrong stab at the real def, I'll try #4 and #17.

--Dodi

Toni Savage
May 28th, 2009, 10:00 PM
8 and 18 -- sorta random
-- Toni Savage

Hugo Kornelis
May 29th, 2009, 01:26 AM
Hi Johnny,

(sigh) Why can't this game ever be easy? Oh well, I guess that would kind
of defeat the purpose...

> 8. [Archaic] partial or total darkness; gloom

> 16. the first of three levels of Islamic scholarship (see abaram, senna)

Best, Hugo

Tim Bourne
May 29th, 2009, 03:26 AM
2 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Millie
May 29th, 2009, 04:07 AM
I'll vote for

8. [Archaic] partial or total darkness; gloom
11. a cordwainer's tool for stretching or moulding leather

Millie

Guerri Stevens
May 29th, 2009, 06:44 AM
I vote for 9 and 15.

Guerri

JohnnyB wrote:
>
> 9. unity or the state of non-duality, in Taoism
>
> 15. the semi-conscious condition between fully awake and asleep (Jhana)

Jim Hart
May 29th, 2009, 07:37 AM
I'll take the gloom and the Dutch house - 8 and 14

(With a nod to 13 for the garment from Frederick's of Honolulu)

Jim

Tim Lodge
May 29th, 2009, 08:19 AM
Johnny

I'll try nature:

10 and 12 please.

-- Tim L

Christopher Carson
May 29th, 2009, 08:23 AM
I'll go for 1 and 17.

Chris

EnDash@aol.com
May 29th, 2009, 09:10 AM
Numbers 3 and 9, please.

-- Dick Weltz


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johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com writes:

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by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

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France International
May 29th, 2009, 10:27 AM
I'll try 4 and 11.


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Chuck
May 29th, 2009, 11:02 AM
JohnnyB-

Fantastic assortment. I'll try -

3. [Viet.] a wet-nurse

and

20. [obs] a liquid measure for oil or wine - a third of a pipe [hence
also a _tierce_] the volume varies with country between 35-38 gals for
oil and 37-41 gals for wine

Thanks,

Chuck

Nancy Shepherdson
May 29th, 2009, 04:54 PM
I'll take 2 and 16.

Nancy

On May 28, 6:24*pm, "JohnnyB" <johnnyba... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 20 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..
>
> 8:00 pm on Saturday, 30 May 2009 in the UK
> 5:30 am on 31 May in parts of Australia
> 3:00 pm on 30 May East Coast USA
> midday on 30 May West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote, just don't loook it up.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> (using *DIXOBASE)
>
> 1. an inlet or bay
>
> *2. [Arabic] the soul
>
> *3. [Viet.] a wet-nurse
>
> *4. an obsolete keybugle
>
> *5. lava having a rough surface
>
> *6. a raised heel on an ice-skate
>
> *7. Indian gold and silver brocade
>
> *8. [Archaic] partial or total darkness; gloom
>
> *9. unity or the state of non-duality, in Taoism
>
> 10. a larval form of crabs and other decapod crustaceans
>
> 11. a cordwainer's tool for stretching or moulding leather
>
> 12. a summer-blooming flower, almost identical to the crocus
>
> 13. [Hawaiian] *a very small undergarment worn under a grass skirt
>
> 14. a small family dwelling or farmhouse built on reclaimed land (Dut.)
>
> 15. the semi-conscious condition between fully awake and asleep (Jhana)
>
> 16. the first of three levels of Islamic scholarship (see abaram, senna)
>
> 17. _obs. exc. hist._ 1. a reliquary; a repository for venerated objects. 2.
> an abbey treasury
>
> 18. a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for
> fishing and coastal trading
>
> 19. the youngest son of Noah and father of Canaan, in a Victorian short
> story where the principle character is the victim of an awkward misprint
>
> 20. [obs] a liquid measure for oil or wine - a third of a pipe [hence also a
> _tierce_] the volume varies with country between 35-38 gals for oil and
> 37-41 gals for wine
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG -www.avg.com
> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.42/2137 - Release Date: 05/28/09
> 08:10:00

Tony Abell
May 30th, 2009, 10:44 AM
Having no idea, I'll simply throw away my votes on 2 and 17.

> 2. [Arabic] the soul

> 17. _obs. exc. hist._ 1. a reliquary; a repository for venerated objects. 2.
> an abbey treasury

Russ Heimerson
May 30th, 2009, 12:14 PM
Randomly, #1 and #18.

Russ

Paul Keating
May 30th, 2009, 02:50 PM
Looks to me like I'm 55 minutes past the deadline, but I'll take 1 and 20 if
I can.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague