EnDash@aol.com
November 5th, 2009, 09:09 PM
This round seemed to intrigue the players, possibly because the word,
KIDDLE, was so reminiscent (at least to the elders among us) of the faddish 1943
ditty whose lyrics were:
Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
The deconstruction of the above is simply:
Mares eat oats, and does eat oats; and little lambs eat ivy.
A kid'll eat ivy too; wouldn't you?
Needless to say, our definition has nothing whatsoever to do with the above
ditty, as you can see from the highly creative and varied choices below
offered for your consideration.
Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one),
before the deadline...
New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round.
Don't look in a dictionary.
1: an inclined trough in which crushed ore is washed with running water
to flush away impurities
2: [Maine] kindling
3: large curved brick or tile used to support a melting pot
4: [Scot] 1. to brush the ice in curling; 2. the brush used to kiddle the
ice
5: a clamping device to hold the work piece on a lathe
6: a child's riddle or puzzle (term first used in the Opies' classic work
"The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren")
7: [Brit archaic] a device, esp. a barrier constructed of nets and
stakes, for catching fish in a river or in the sea
8: an inclined trough in which crushed ore is washed with running water
to flush away impurities
9: to nag or browbeat [OE cidelan -- _more at_ chide]
10: a decorative cover for raised burners on a stove
11: a small flat piece of metal with slots which functions as an S-hook
12: to coax or cajole
13: a knit covering for insulating a teapot
14: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
15: a bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress goods
16: the hinge mechanism of the temple arm on eyeglasses
17: an old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barre
18: a certain quantity of produce, usually root vegetables
19: [Chiefly Scot.] to comfort or console, esp. a child
20: the accumulation of shavings, chips, and sawdust around a cabinet
maker's workbench
Deadline for receiving your votes is 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 7, EST
(UTC - 5) or whatever the equivalent is in your time zone.
-- Dick
KIDDLE, was so reminiscent (at least to the elders among us) of the faddish 1943
ditty whose lyrics were:
Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
The deconstruction of the above is simply:
Mares eat oats, and does eat oats; and little lambs eat ivy.
A kid'll eat ivy too; wouldn't you?
Needless to say, our definition has nothing whatsoever to do with the above
ditty, as you can see from the highly creative and varied choices below
offered for your consideration.
Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum message (in reply to this one),
before the deadline...
New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round.
Don't look in a dictionary.
1: an inclined trough in which crushed ore is washed with running water
to flush away impurities
2: [Maine] kindling
3: large curved brick or tile used to support a melting pot
4: [Scot] 1. to brush the ice in curling; 2. the brush used to kiddle the
ice
5: a clamping device to hold the work piece on a lathe
6: a child's riddle or puzzle (term first used in the Opies' classic work
"The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren")
7: [Brit archaic] a device, esp. a barrier constructed of nets and
stakes, for catching fish in a river or in the sea
8: an inclined trough in which crushed ore is washed with running water
to flush away impurities
9: to nag or browbeat [OE cidelan -- _more at_ chide]
10: a decorative cover for raised burners on a stove
11: a small flat piece of metal with slots which functions as an S-hook
12: to coax or cajole
13: a knit covering for insulating a teapot
14: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
15: a bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress goods
16: the hinge mechanism of the temple arm on eyeglasses
17: an old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barre
18: a certain quantity of produce, usually root vegetables
19: [Chiefly Scot.] to comfort or console, esp. a child
20: the accumulation of shavings, chips, and sawdust around a cabinet
maker's workbench
Deadline for receiving your votes is 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 7, EST
(UTC - 5) or whatever the equivalent is in your time zone.
-- Dick