Round 2036 vote for wobbegong now

[mshefler]

Here are 16 definitions of wobbegong, only one of which is correct. You
have until 7 PM EDT, Friday, September 4 to vote for your two favorites.

1. _Colloq_ the freshwater mackerel. [Poss Anglicization of Choctaw
_wappikon_]

2. frisky and unmanageable cattle infected with warble-fly maggots. [see
_bot-fly_ and _gad-fly_]

3. girdle or belt; patch or band.

4. _Celt._ an evil water spirit.

5. an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of
the larger Tiselius crater, on the far side of the Moon.

6. the larval stage of the jumping bean moth (Cydia saltitans).

7. an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.

8. an extinct species of the order Sirenia, closely related to the
manatee, hunted to extinction in the 18th Century, formerly found in
the waters of SE Asia.

9. A fishing lure that looks and acts like a wounded minnow.

10. _Austral._ a small brook or stream.

11. _Afr._ a warning sound, esp. at a road crossing.

12. _Algonq._ a clam.

13. a redundant stability controle device, designed for use in spacecraft
to restore flight stability in case the primary stability control
device fails.

14. any of several species of carpet shark, of the family
_Orectolobidae_.

15. a process of arbitration used to settle disputes by some North
American Indian peoples.

16. _Welsh_ a small stone wayside chapel for use by shepherds and
travellers.


[Judy Madnick]

I may as well get this over with:

<< 15. a process of arbitration used to settle disputes by some
<< North
<< American Indian peoples.

<< 16. _Welsh_ a small stone wayside chapel for use by
<< shepherds and
<< travellers.

Judy Madnick

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Mike,

Here's my pick:

> 7. an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.

> 11. _Afr._ a warning sound, esp. at a road crossing.

Best, Hugo

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll take a guess at numbers 10 and 12.

-- Dick Weltz

[Tim B]

7 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Dodi Schultz]

Clueless, I'll try #10 and #12.

--Dodi

[Tim Lodge]

Mike

I thought it was going to be a medal in honour of Garrison Keillor,
but I can't see that def here! I'll go for the brook and the shark:

10 and 14 please

-- Tim L

[JohnnyB]

There are an awful lot of water things there and a fair few native Americans
too ...no help there. So drawing a bow at a venture I'll go for a lunatic
carpet

That's #5 and #14 please

JohnnyB


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of mshefler
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:32 PM
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2036 vote for wobbegong now
>
>
>
> Here are 16 definitions of wobbegong, only one of which is
> correct. You have until 7 PM EDT, Friday, September 4 to vote
> for your two favorites.
>
> 1. _Colloq_ the freshwater mackerel. [Poss Anglicization of
> Choctaw _wappikon_]
>
> 2. frisky and unmanageable cattle infected with warble-fly maggots.
> [see
> _bot-fly_ and _gad-fly_]
>
> 3. girdle or belt; patch or band.
>
> 4. _Celt._ an evil water spirit.
>
> 5. an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to
> the east of the larger Tiselius crater, on the far side of the Moon.
>
> 6. the larval stage of the jumping bean moth (Cydia saltitans).
>
> 7. an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.
>
> 8. an extinct species of the order Sirenia, closely related
> to the manatee, hunted to extinction in the 18th Century,
> formerly found in the waters of SE Asia.
>
> 9. A fishing lure that looks and acts like a wounded minnow.
>
> 10. _Austral._ a small brook or stream.
>
> 11. _Afr._ a warning sound, esp. at a road crossing.
>
> 12. _Algonq._ a clam.
>
> 13. a redundant stability controle device, designed for use
> in spacecraft to restore flight stability in case the primary
> stability control device fails.
>
> 14. any of several species of carpet shark, of the family
> _Orectolobidae_.
>
> 15. a process of arbitration used to settle disputes by some
> North American Indian peoples.
>
> 16. _Welsh_ a small stone wayside chapel for use by
> shepherds and travellers.
> 
>
>
> --
> mshefler
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[collect]

1 and 14 quite at random.


Dave

On Sep 3, 11:32*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 16 definitions of wobbegong, only one of which is correct. You
> have until 7 PM EDT, Friday, September 4 to vote for your two
> favorites.
>
> 1. *_Colloq_ *the freshwater mackerel. [Poss Anglicization of Choctaw
> _wappikon_]
>
> 2. *frisky and unmanageable cattle infected with warble-fly maggots.
> [see
> _bot-fly_ and _gad-fly_]
>
> 3. *girdle or belt; patch or band.
>
> 4. *_Celt._ an evil water spirit.
>
> 5. *an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of
> the larger Tiselius crater, on the far side of the Moon.
>
> 6. *the larval stage of the jumping bean moth (Cydia saltitans).
>
> 7. *an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.
>
> 8. *an extinct species of the order Sirenia, closely related to the
> manatee, hunted to extinction in the 18th Century, formerly found in
> the waters of SE Asia.
>
> 9. *A fishing lure that looks and acts like a wounded minnow.
>
> 10. *_Austral._ a small brook or stream.
>
> 11. *_Afr._ a warning sound, esp. at a road crossing.
>
> 12. *_Algonq._ a clam.
>
> 13. *a redundant stability controle device, designed for use in
> spacecraft
> to restore flight stability in case the primary stability control
> device fails.
>
> 14. *any of several species of carpet shark, of the family
> _Orectolobidae_.
>
> 15. *a process of arbitration used to settle disputes by some North
> American Indian peoples.
>
> 16. *_Welsh_ a small stone wayside chapel for use by shepherds and
> travellers.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 7 and 15.

Guerri

mshefler wrote:
>
> 7. an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.
>
> 15. a process of arbitration used to settle disputes by some North
> American Indian peoples.

[Toni Savage]

3 and 7 please.

-- Toni Savage


--- On Thu, 9/3/09, mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2036 vote for wobbegong now
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 11:32 AM
>
>
> Here are 16 definitions of wobbegong, only one of which is
> correct. You
> have until 7 PM EDT, Friday, September 4 to vote for your
> two
> favorites.
>
> 1.* _Colloq_* the freshwater mackerel. [Poss
> Anglicization of Choctaw
> _wappikon_]
>
> 2.* frisky and unmanageable cattle infected with
> warble-fly maggots.
> [see
> _bot-fly_ and _gad-fly_]
>
> 3.* girdle or belt; patch or band.
>
> 4.* _Celt._ an evil water spirit.
>
> 5.* an elongated impact crater formation that lies
> just to the east of
> the larger Tiselius crater, on the far side of the Moon.
>
> 6.* the larval stage of the jumping bean moth (Cydia
> saltitans).
>
> 7.* an Australian aboriginal ceremonial pole.
>
> 8.* an extinct species of the order Sirenia, closely
> related to the
> manatee, hunted to extinction in the 18th Century, formerly
> found in
> the waters of SE Asia.
>
> 9.* A fishing lure that looks and acts like a wounded
> minnow.
>
> 10.* _Austral._ a small brook or stream.
>
> 11.* _Afr._ a warning sound, esp. at a road crossing.
>
> 12.* _Algonq._ a clam.
>
> 13.* a redundant stability controle device, designed
> for use in
> spacecraft
> to restore flight stability in case the primary stability
> control
> device fails.
>
> 14.* any of several species of carpet shark, of the
> family
> _Orectolobidae_.
>
> 15.* a process of arbitration used to settle disputes
> by some North
> American Indian peoples.
>
> 16.* _Welsh_ a small stone wayside chapel for use by
> shepherds and
> travellers.
>
>
>
> --
> mshefler
>

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 10 and 16, please.

Scott

[Chuck]

Mike -

Just a touch late, but I hope in time -

8. an extinct species of the order Sirenia, closely related to the
manatee, hunted to extinction in the 18th Century, formerly found in the
waters of SE Asia.

and

12. _Algonq._ a clam.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Russ Heimerson]

I mistakenly remembered the deadline being 10:00 pm. If I'm still in time, #7
and double it for #14, please.

russ

[France International]

Sorry, Russ, I just posted the results.

Mike

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From: "Russ Heimerson" <heimerson (AT) earthlink (DOT) net>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 7:10 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 2036 vote for wobbegong now


>
> I mistakenly remembered the deadline being 10:00 pm. If I'm still in
> time, #7
> and double it for #14, please.
>
> russ
>


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