[Dixonary] Rd. 2108: Vote for siscowet

[Nancy Shepherdson]

We have a bunch of great definitions, a full complement of 19, with
emerging themes, for you to vote for. Please choose your two
favorites and vote by 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, 2 p.m. EDT.

Note: any remaining errors are the fault of the authors. Several of
you were saved from yourselves by the dealer this time, who expects to
be cursed if you win the deal.

Nancy

1. a fire-nook [Iroquois]

2. a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior

3. a powerful evil spirit or gigantic and monstrous demon of Santeria
mythology.

4. a type of sandpiper native to Hawaii.

5. a paradox that arises when, by moving up or down through a
hierarchical
system, one finds oneself back at the initial starting point.

6. a wooden spear-thrower

7. 1. descriptive of the problems caused when rigging swells in wet
weather [naut. sl. sisal + wet] 2. [deriv from 1] metric expressing
the
diameter increase when wet rope swells

8. [Cree] red cloud at sunset

9. spiny fruit-bearing shrub.

10. a small bright-green bird native to tropical rain forests

11. _obs. rare._ a hexagon

12. the white rhinoceros [Swahili]

13. a spicy Polish sausage.

14. A dark purplish berry, or its bush, related to the sloe

15. [S. Afr.] a rural township.

16. the roe of the Northern Pacific salmon.

17. a long, narrow-bladed saw used for ornamental work.

18. A yellowish musky fluid secreted by a civet cat, often used in the
manufacture of perfumes.

19. [Ojibwa] wild bergamot

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I think it's the namaycush or the bergamot, both of which would be great
woids to deal by themselves.

2 or 19.

--
Dan

[JohnnyB]

Nancy

Defining one word that I don't know by another word that I don't know means
that I shall have to go for #2 and because that sounds like the result of #5
(I still don't know) then I'll have that too

#2 and #5 please

JohnnyB

>
> 2. a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior
>
>
> 5. a paradox that arises when, by moving up or down through a
> hierarchical system, one finds oneself back at the initial
> starting point.
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 10.

Guerri

Nancy Shepherdson wrote:
>
> 6. a wooden spear-thrower
>
> 10. a small bright-green bird native to tropical rain forests

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 11 as fully unlikely

Dave

[Judy Madnick]

<< 4. a type of sandpiper native to Hawaii.

<< 10. a small bright-green bird native to tropical rain forests

Judy

[Tim B]

14 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Millie Morgan]

Not a clue Nancy!
I'll guess 5 and 17

> 5. a paradox that arises when, by moving up or down through a hierarchical
> system, one finds oneself back at the initial starting point.
> 17. a long, narrow-bladed saw used for ornamental work.

Best wishes
Millie

[Toni Savage]

12 (in honor of borele) and 16.

Honorable mention to 2.
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: Nancy Shepherdson <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 1:31:19 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Rd. 2108: Vote for siscowet

We have a bunch of great definitions, a full complement of 19, with
emerging themes, for you to vote for.* Please choose your two
favorites and vote by 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, 2 p.m. EDT.

Note: any remaining errors are the fault of the authors.* Several of
you were saved from yourselves by the dealer this time, who expects to
be cursed if you win the deal.

Nancy

1. a fire-nook [Iroquois]

2.* a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior

3.* a powerful evil spirit or gigantic and monstrous demon of Santeria
mythology.

4. a type of sandpiper native to Hawaii.

5. a paradox that arises when, by moving up or down through a
hierarchical
system, one finds oneself back at the initial starting point.

6.* a wooden spear-thrower

7.* 1. descriptive of the problems caused when rigging swells in wet
weather [naut. sl. sisal + wet] 2. [deriv from 1] metric expressing
the
diameter increase when wet rope swells

8. [Cree] red cloud at sunset

9. spiny fruit-bearing shrub.

10. a small bright-green bird native to tropical rain forests

11. _obs. rare._ a hexagon

12.* the white rhinoceros [Swahili]

13. a spicy Polish sausage.

14. A dark purplish berry, or its bush, related to the sloe

15. [S. Afr.] a rural township.

16.* the roe of the Northern Pacific salmon.

17. a long, narrow-bladed saw used for ornamental work.

18. A yellowish musky fluid secreted by a civet cat, often used in the
manufacture of perfumes.

19. [Ojibwa] wild bergamot

[Dodi Schultz]

> We have a bunch of great definitions . . .
>

Indeed they are! With great difficulty, I've pared my choices to:

> 2. a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior
>

and

> 9. spiny fruit-bearing shrub.
>

--Dodi

[Matthew]

I will "go native":

8. [Cree] red cloud at sunset

19. [Ojibwa] wild bergamot

Matthew Grieco

[Tim Lodge]

Nancy

It certainly sounds as if it could be Native American, but that could
be a red herring, so I'll vote for two that aren't:

> 11. _obs. rare._ a hexagon

> 14. A dark purplish berry, or its bush, related to the sloe

-- Tim L

[Chris Carson]

6 and 11 for me.

Chris

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On May 25, 2010, at 1:31 AM, Nancy Shepherdson <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

> We have a bunch of great definitions, a full complement of 19, with
> emerging themes, for you to vote for. Please choose your two
> favorites and vote by 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, 2 p.m. EDT.
>
> Note: any remaining errors are the fault of the authors. Several of
> you were saved from yourselves by the dealer this time, who expects to
> be cursed if you win the deal.
>
> Nancy
>
> 1. a fire-nook [Iroquois]
>
> 2. a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior
>
> 3. a powerful evil spirit or gigantic and monstrous demon of Santeria
> mythology.
>
> 4. a type of sandpiper native to Hawaii.
>
> 5. a paradox that arises when, by moving up or down through a
> hierarchical
> system, one finds oneself back at the initial starting point.
>
> 6. a wooden spear-thrower
>
> 7. 1. descriptive of the problems caused when rigging swells in wet
> weather [naut. sl. sisal + wet] 2. [deriv from 1] metric expressing
> the
> diameter increase when wet rope swells
>
> 8. [Cree] red cloud at sunset
>
> 9. spiny fruit-bearing shrub.
>
> 10. a small bright-green bird native to tropical rain forests
>
> 11. _obs. rare._ a hexagon
>
> 12. the white rhinoceros [Swahili]
>
> 13. a spicy Polish sausage.
>
> 14. A dark purplish berry, or its bush, related to the sloe
>
> 15. [S. Afr.] a rural township.
>
> 16. the roe of the Northern Pacific salmon.
>
> 17. a long, narrow-bladed saw used for ornamental work.
>
> 18. A yellowish musky fluid secreted by a civet cat, often used in the
> manufacture of perfumes.
>
> 19. [Ojibwa] wild bergamot
>
>
>

[Paul Keating]

2 and 19 for me.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[France International]

I'm intrigued by 2 and 11.

[Chuck]

Nancy -

Excellent selection. I'll try -

2. a large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior

and

19. [Ojibwa] wild bergamot

Thanks,

Chuck

[Scott Crom]

I did read them all, but I'll vote for 3 and 4, please.

Scott

[Tony Abell]

I'll take the compelling 11 and mildly disgusting 18:

> 11. _obs. rare._ a hexagon

> 18. A yellowish musky fluid secreted by a civet cat, often used in the
> manufacture of perfumes.