Dave Cunningham
August 9th, 2005, 06:40 AM
Herewith a veritable slew of nice definitions for WURF! Vote for two of them before Wednesday night at 8 p.m. eastern time. Thanks!!
1. a kind of whip.
2. Thor's daughter.
3. a gale-force wind [Scots].
4. To blow gently upon.
5. to suppress quietly or indirectly
6. dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool
7. a stone's throw; also, a glance of the eye
8. When a surfer and his dog surf together.
9. a corps of mercenaries [ME (y)werf(en) 'recruited']
10. a thick beer brewed from hops, barley and molasses.
11. small offcuts of wood produced when shaping components in joinery
12. The material cut away by a lathe [Ger _Wurfe_, from _werfen_, to throw].
13. any dark igneous rock whose composition cannot be determined with the naked eye.
14. to oversteer (a racing car) so as to cause a fatal shift in the vehicle's gravitational torque.
15. A lantern-shaped cupola on the roof of a medieval building for admitting air and providing for the escape of smoke.
16. a grease soaked fiber mat, or more recently a teflon donut, used to lubricate the bearings which allow railway cars to travel on curved track.
17. [Circa 15th century] A crude shelter, usually made of interwoven branches and roofed with leaves and turf, for use by shepherds and field workers caught out at night or in inclement weather.
18. 1. A program that test other programs by sending random keystrokes; 2. An individual who posts a controversial message on a discussion forum, but does not return to defend it (see also troll, flame bait).
As always, all errors are the fault of the dealer.
Dave (101)
DQ, DF
1. a kind of whip.
2. Thor's daughter.
3. a gale-force wind [Scots].
4. To blow gently upon.
5. to suppress quietly or indirectly
6. dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool
7. a stone's throw; also, a glance of the eye
8. When a surfer and his dog surf together.
9. a corps of mercenaries [ME (y)werf(en) 'recruited']
10. a thick beer brewed from hops, barley and molasses.
11. small offcuts of wood produced when shaping components in joinery
12. The material cut away by a lathe [Ger _Wurfe_, from _werfen_, to throw].
13. any dark igneous rock whose composition cannot be determined with the naked eye.
14. to oversteer (a racing car) so as to cause a fatal shift in the vehicle's gravitational torque.
15. A lantern-shaped cupola on the roof of a medieval building for admitting air and providing for the escape of smoke.
16. a grease soaked fiber mat, or more recently a teflon donut, used to lubricate the bearings which allow railway cars to travel on curved track.
17. [Circa 15th century] A crude shelter, usually made of interwoven branches and roofed with leaves and turf, for use by shepherds and field workers caught out at night or in inclement weather.
18. 1. A program that test other programs by sending random keystrokes; 2. An individual who posts a controversial message on a discussion forum, but does not return to defend it (see also troll, flame bait).
As always, all errors are the fault of the dealer.
Dave (101)
DQ, DF