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Dodi Schultz
December 8th, 2009, 10:42 AM
Several regulars declined to send definitions for CALKIN; there
are a mere 16 candidates for your perusal and selection this
round--one from a dictionary, 15 from the fertile imaginations of
your fellow players.

Choose the two you think most likely to be the real one, in
direct reply to this posting. Didn't submit a def? You can still
jump in now and earn points for a lucky guess.

(Of course if you suddenly recognize the right one and realize
that you actually know the word, you may NOT vote. In that case,
please notify me by e-mail.)

The deadline for registering your selections: Wednesday 9
December, 5 p.m. EST. That's earlier in the afternoon west of
here, 10 p.m. in the UK and 11 in the Netherlands, and 9 a.m. on
Thursday for our friends in Oz.

Below, the long and short of it.

--Dodi


1. traditional Polish sweet, crispy pastry in the shape of
thin, folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

2. the down feathers of certain pelagic birds, notably gannets
and boobies; a muff or jacket made with these feathers.

3. a short leather vest or jacket worn in 14th century England,
esp, in chilly, wet weather.

4. the woody cone-shaped seed capsule of most species of
Eucalyptus; a gumnut.

5. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping.

6. a small ceramic bowl for baking individual servings of custard.

7. any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe.

8. a small costard common in the 1700s.

9. an immature beaver; a beaver pup.

10. a small earthenware cooking pot.

11. quick-lime [fr. _calcined_]

12. a Caribbean idol or totem.

13. a water pitcher; a ewer.

14. a specious argument.

15. a rich treacle cake.

16. a late-night snack.


EnDash@aol.com
December 8th, 2009, 10:50 AM
I'll go, consecutively, for numbers 4 and 5.

-- Dick Weltz


In a message dated 12/8/2009 11:41:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com writes:

Several regulars declined to send definitions for CALKIN; there
are a mere 16 candidates for your perusal and selection this
round--one from a dictionary, 15 from the fertile imaginations of
your fellow players.

stamps
December 8th, 2009, 11:55 AM
I'll pick 4 and 10.

--Mike

Tim B
December 8th, 2009, 02:30 PM
10 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Judy Madnick
December 8th, 2009, 02:50 PM
<< 1. traditional Polish sweet, crispy pastry in the shape of
<< thin, folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered
<< sugar.

<< 16. a late-night snack.

Judy Madnick

Dave Cunningham
December 8th, 2009, 02:58 PM
3 and 10 today


Dave

On Dec 8, 11:42*am, Dodi Schultz <schu... (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:
> Several regulars declined to send definitions for CALKIN; there
> are a mere 16 candidates for your perusal and selection this
> round--one from a dictionary, 15 from the fertile imaginations of
> your fellow players.
>
> Choose the two you think most likely to be the real one, in
> direct reply to this posting. Didn't submit a def? You can still
> jump in now and earn points for a lucky guess.
>
> (Of course if you suddenly recognize the right one and realize
> that you actually know the word, you may NOT vote. In that case,
> please notify me by e-mail.)
>
> The deadline for registering your selections: Wednesday 9
> December, 5 p.m. EST. That's earlier in the afternoon west of
> here, 10 p.m. in the UK and 11 in the Netherlands, and 9 a.m. on
> Thursday for our friends in Oz.
>
> Below, the long and short of it.
>
> --Dodi
>
> * *1. traditional Polish sweet, crispy pastry in the shape of
> thin, folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
>
> * *2. the down feathers of certain pelagic birds, notably gannets
> and boobies; a muff or jacket made with these feathers.
>
> * *3. a short leather vest or jacket worn in 14th century England,
> esp, in chilly, wet weather.
>
> * *4. the woody cone-shaped seed capsule of most species of
> Eucalyptus; a gumnut.
>
> * *5. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
> slipping.
>
> * *6. a small ceramic bowl for baking individual servings of custard.
>
> * *7. any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or toe.
>
> * *8. a small costard common in the 1700s.
>
> * *9. an immature beaver; a beaver pup.
>
> * 10. a small earthenware cooking pot.
>
> * 11. quick-lime [fr. _calcined_]
>
> * 12. a Caribbean idol or totem.
>
> * 13. a water pitcher; a ewer.
>
> * 14. a specious argument.
>
> * 15. a rich treacle cake.
>
> * 16. a late-night snack.

Tim Lodge
December 8th, 2009, 03:24 PM
I'll try the horseshoe hobnail and the sticky cake:

5 and 15 please.

-- Tim L

Nancy Shepherdson
December 8th, 2009, 04:12 PM
I'll take 3 and 6.

Don't know how I keep missing getting a definition in...

Nancy

Millie Morgan
December 9th, 2009, 01:33 AM
10 and 13 for me thanks Dodi
.... sorry I didn't manage to submit a def (or make an appearance at all in
Round 2062)
we've been away since last Friday and only just arrived home


Millie

Guerri Stevens
December 9th, 2009, 07:25 AM
I vote for 4 and 5.

Guerri

Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> 4. the woody cone-shaped seed capsule of most species of
> Eucalyptus; a gumnut.
>
> 5. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
> slipping.

Tony Abell
December 9th, 2009, 08:15 AM
I'll take 4 and 11.

> 4. the woody cone-shaped seed capsule of most species of
> Eucalyptus; a gumnut.

> 11. quick-lime [fr. _calcined_]

Jim Hart
December 9th, 2009, 08:30 AM
One has to admire 7 for the idea of a hot cat on the extremities, not
to mention other possible interpretations that have no place in a
family forum.

Nevertheless I'll come back to the 5 and 10, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean.

Jim

Daniel B. Widdis
December 9th, 2009, 09:39 AM
I'll go with the gumnut and the costard. 4 and 8.

--
Dan

Christopher Carson
December 9th, 2009, 12:52 PM
Hmmm ... if I didn't know that Fernando hadn't been around for years, I'd
say he had a hand in some of these defs and combinations of defs.

Anyway, I'll go for 9 and 12 since in combination your might have a beaver
fetish, something featured in a book I'm currently reading set in the Taos
pueblos.

Chris

Russ Heimerson
December 9th, 2009, 01:08 PM
I'll go for the Woolworth vote... #5 and #10, please.

Russ

Russ Heimerson
December 9th, 2009, 02:31 PM
I don't see that my vote has posted... I'll try again...

Russ
----------------------

I'll go for the Woolworth vote... #5 and #10, please.

Russ

Dodi Schultz
December 9th, 2009, 03:04 PM
> I don't see that my vote has posted... I'll try again...
>
> Russ
> ----------------------
>
> I'll go for the Woolworth vote... #5 and #10, please.
>
> Russ

It did, Russ--both times. :-)

Scott Crom
December 9th, 2009, 03:18 PM
In memory of Woolworth, I'll have 5 and 10, please.

Scott

Hugo Kornelis
December 9th, 2009, 03:25 PM
Hi Russ,

Your vote (both the first and the second) somehow made it to the moderation
queue. You didn't receive it because no moderator was present to release it.
When I got online, I released both messages (I guess I could have killed
one, but I just released both without reading the content based on the
sender's name).

If this happens again, we'll have to investigate why your messages were
moderated.

Best, Hugo


----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Heimerson" <heimerson (AT) earthlink (DOT) net>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2063, CALKIN: The Defs


>I don't see that my vote has posted... I'll try again...
>
> Russ
> ----------------------
>
> I'll go for the Woolworth vote... #5 and #10, please.
>
> Russ
>
>

Chuck
December 9th, 2009, 03:57 PM
Dodi-

With 3 minutes left, I'll hastily try -

1. traditional Polish sweet, crispy pastry in the shape of thin, folded
ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

and

15. a rich treacle cake.

Thanks,

Chuck

Toni Savage
December 9th, 2009, 04:35 PM
9 and 10 please

Hope I'm not too late... been nuts around here...
-- Toni Savage


--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Dodi Schultz <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: Dodi Schultz <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2063, CALKIN: The Defs
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 11:42 AM
>
> Several regulars declined to send definitions for CALKIN;
> there are a mere 16 candidates for your perusal and
> selection this round--one from a dictionary, 15 from the
> fertile imaginations of your fellow players.
>
> Choose the two you think most likely to be the real one, in
> direct reply to this posting. Didn't submit a def? You can
> still jump in now and earn points for a lucky guess.
>
> (Of course if you suddenly recognize the right one and
> realize that you actually know the word, you may NOT vote.
> In that case, please notify me by e-mail.)
>
> The deadline for registering your selections: Wednesday 9
> December, 5 p.m. EST. That's earlier in the afternoon west
> of here, 10 p.m. in the UK and 11 in the Netherlands, and 9
> a.m. on Thursday for our friends in Oz.
>
> Below, the long and short of it.
>
> --Dodi
>
>
> * 1. traditional Polish sweet, crispy pastry in the
> shape of
> thin, folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with
> powdered sugar.
>
> * 2. the down feathers of certain pelagic birds,
> notably gannets and boobies; a muff or jacket made with
> these feathers.
>
> * 3. a short leather vest or jacket worn in 14th
> century England,
> esp, in chilly, wet weather.
>
> * 4. the woody cone-shaped seed capsule of most
> species of
> Eucalyptus; a gumnut.
>
> * 5. a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe
> to prevent
> slipping.
>
> * 6. a small ceramic bowl for baking individual
> servings of custard.
>
> * 7. any pussy inflammation of the end of a finger or
> toe.
>
> * 8. a small costard common in the 1700s.
>
> * 9. an immature beaver; a beaver pup.
>
> 10. a small earthenware cooking pot.
>
> 11. quick-lime [fr. _calcined_]
>
> 12. a Caribbean idol or totem.
>
> 13. a water pitcher; a ewer.
>
> 14. a specious argument.
>
> 15. a rich treacle cake.
>
> 16. a late-night snack.
>
>
>

JohnnyB
December 11th, 2009, 05:41 AM
Hugo Dan, Paul -- Russ's message wasn't the first message from a member who
has posting rights that had to be moderated

JohnnyB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Hugo Kornelis
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:25 PM
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2063, CALKIN: The Defs
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> Your vote (both the first and the second) somehow made it to
> the moderation queue. You didn't receive it because no
> moderator was present to release it.
> When I got online, I released both messages (I guess I could
> have killed one, but I just released both without reading the
> content based on the sender's name).
>
> If this happens again, we'll have to investigate why your
> messages were moderated.
>
> Best, Hugo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Heimerson" <heimerson (AT) earthlink (DOT) net>
> To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2063, CALKIN: The Defs
>
>
> >I don't see that my vote has posted... I'll try again...
> >
> > Russ
> > ----------------------
> >
> > I'll go for the Woolworth vote... #5 and #10, please.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >
>
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