[Dixonary] Round 2059: quoss - Definition List

[Christopher Carson]

There are a total of 18 definitions for QUOSS. Here is another one of those 'flexible' deadline cases. 36 hours would place the deadline inconveniently late tomorrow night/Wednesday morning in the Eastern time zone so the dealer will exercise his perogative and slip it a bit. Please vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, or 5:00 AM PST .

1. A bonus stroke in croquet awarded for unfair play by an
opponent.

2. A particular kind of bit used in carriage racing.

3. A wild horse _Equus mongolensis_ of Central Asian
steppes.

4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
together.

5. A beverage of South Asia made by fermenting and
distilling the juice of the mangosteen (genus Garcinia).

6. The pulp left after pressing apples to make cider.

7. To grumble, complain.

8. A chemical substance that produces fire through
friction.

9. The cone of fibers that builds up on a spindle during
spinning.

10. A wild ass of Asia, now believed extinct.

11. An uncontrollable impulse.

12. An amphibious opossum of South America.

13. In printing, the allowed variance over or under the
ordered quantity, traditionally 5 percent or one quire
per ream.

14. To barter, exchange.

15. Lambswool that has been washed and combed but not yet
spun.

16. A Russian beverage (see _kvass_).

17. A unique lichen found above the timberline in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire.

18. A yellowish anthelmintic effective against the human
tapeworm, obtained from cusso, the female flowers of
the Abyssinian tree _Hagenia abbyssinica_.

[Judy Madnick]

I'm getting tired of zeroes ... <sigh>.

Okay, let's see. I've narrowed it down to seven. LOL! But I will vote for the beverages:

<< 5. A beverage of South Asia made by fermenting and
<< distilling the juice of the mangosteen (genus Garcinia).

<< 16. A Russian beverage (see _kvass_).

Judy Madnick

[Dodi Schultz]

A goodly offering. Actually, I rather fancy mine, but I'm not
voting for it. I'll take a chance on:

> 4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
> together.

and

> 6. The pulp left after pressing apples to make cider.

--Dodi

[France International]

I'll try 2 and 7.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Carson" <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2059: quoss - Definition List


> There are a total of 18 definitions for QUOSS. Here is another one of
> those 'flexible' deadline cases. 36 hours would place the deadline
> inconveniently late tomorrow night/Wednesday morning in the Eastern time
> zone so the dealer will exercise his perogative and slip it a bit. Please
> vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message, before
> deadline, which is 8:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, or 5:00 AM
> PST .
>
> 1. A bonus stroke in croquet awarded for unfair play by an
> opponent.
>
> 2. A particular kind of bit used in carriage racing.
>
> 3. A wild horse _Equus mongolensis_ of Central Asian
> steppes.
>
> 4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
> together.
>
> 5. A beverage of South Asia made by fermenting and
> distilling the juice of the mangosteen (genus Garcinia).
>
> 6. The pulp left after pressing apples to make cider.
>
> 7. To grumble, complain.
>
> 8. A chemical substance that produces fire through
> friction.
>
> 9. The cone of fibers that builds up on a spindle during
> spinning.
>
> 10. A wild ass of Asia, now believed extinct.
>
> 11. An uncontrollable impulse.
>
> 12. An amphibious opossum of South America.
>
> 13. In printing, the allowed variance over or under the
> ordered quantity, traditionally 5 percent or one quire
> per ream.
>
> 14. To barter, exchange.
>
> 15. Lambswool that has been washed and combed but not yet
> spun.
>
> 16. A Russian beverage (see _kvass_).
>
> 17. A unique lichen found above the timberline in the White
> Mountains of New Hampshire.
>
> 18. A yellowish anthelmintic effective against the human
> tapeworm, obtained from cusso, the female flowers of
> the Abyssinian tree _Hagenia abbyssinica_.
>
>


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[Tim Lodge]

Chris

I'll go for the verbs:

7 and 14 please.

-- Tim L

[John Barrs]

#4 and #15 please

JohnnyB

>
> 4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
> together.
>
>
> 15. Lambswool that has been washed and combed but not yet
> spun.
>

[EnDash@aol.com]

I will take a wild guess at number 1 and 2 -- Dick Weltz


In a message dated 11/23/2009 10:46:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com writes:

1. A bonus stroke in croquet awarded for unfair play by an
opponent.

2. A particular kind of bit used in carriage racing.

[Dave Cunningham]

4 and 9 - could be a fiber thing I suppose


Dave

On Nov 23, 10:46*am, "Christopher Carson" <clcar... (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> There are a total of 18 definitions for QUOSS. Here is another one of those 'flexible' deadline cases. *36 hours would place the deadline inconveniently late tomorrow night/Wednesday morning in the Eastern time zone so the dealer will exercise his perogative and slip it a bit. *Please vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 8:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, or 5:00 AM PST .
>
> *1. A bonus stroke in croquet awarded for unfair play by an
> * * opponent.
>
> *2. A particular kind of bit used in carriage racing.
>
> *3. A wild horse _Equus mongolensis_ of Central Asian
> * * steppes.
>
> *4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
> * * together.
>
> *5. A beverage of South Asia made by fermenting and
> * * distilling the juice of the mangosteen (genus Garcinia).
>
> *6. The pulp left after pressing apples to make cider.
>
> *7. To grumble, complain.
>
> *8. A chemical substance that produces fire through
> * * friction.
>
> *9. The cone of fibers that builds up on a spindle during
> * * spinning.
>
> 10. A wild ass of Asia, now believed extinct.
>
> 11. An uncontrollable impulse.
>
> 12. An amphibious opossum of South America.
>
> 13. In printing, the allowed variance over or under the
> * * ordered quantity, traditionally 5 percent or one quire
> * * per ream.
>
> 14. To barter, exchange.
>
> 15. Lambswool that has been washed and combed but not yet
> * * spun.
>
> 16. A Russian beverage (see _kvass_).
>
> 17. A unique lichen found above the timberline in the White
> * * Mountains of New Hampshire.
>
> 18. A yellowish anthelmintic effective against the human
> * * tapeworm, obtained from cusso, the female flowers of
> * * the Abyssinian tree _Hagenia abbyssinica_.

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 9.

Guerri

Christopher Carson wrote:
>
> 6. The pulp left after pressing apples to make cider.
> friction.
>
> 9. The cone of fibers that builds up on a spindle during
> spinning.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

Give me 3 and 13. Interesting group.

Nancy

[Millie Morgan]

4 and 14 thanks Chris

> 4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together.

> 14. To barter, exchange.


Millie

[Daniel B. Widdis]

It's gotta be 13. Or maybe 2.

--
Dan

[Tim B]

4 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Jim Hart]

The rope stuff of 4 is popular so either it's da woid or we have a
clear winner; and either way I don't have to worry about dealing.

Apart from that I have no idea, so .I'm going for the matched pair of
not quite combinable wild Asian hoofs - 3 and 10

Jim

[Russ Heimerson]

I'll go for #4 and #9, please.

Russ

[Tony Abell]

I'll go for the stuff and the cone:

> 4. _Nautical_ Small stuff made from rope yarns twisted
> together.

> 9. The cone of fibers that builds up on a spindle during
> spinning.