[Dixonary] Round 2121 - WHEEPLE vote

[Daniel B. Widdis]

Below you will find 18 definitions for WHEEPLE, one of which came from a
dictionary. Please cast votes for any two of your choice.

The deadline is 9:00 PM PDT on Sunday, July 11, 2010, which is midnight EDT,
0400 GMT Monday morning and sometime Monday afternoon in Oz, just under 34
hours from now.

1. a butterfly net

2. a left-footed sock

3. a frilled collar attachment

4. _Tiddlywinks._ a squopped wink (see s.v. _squop_)

5. a tassel attached to the corner of a mortar board hat

6. a ripple, as on the surface of water [from OE. See weip- in
Indo-European Roots]

7. _Carnival slang_ a barker; a pitchman [1920s-, orig. unk.; perh. comb.
"wheedle" + "people"]

8. a small hand-organ reproducing 10-13 high-pitched notes and used teach
tunes to canaries; a bird organ

9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a
recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of
a side opening

10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. <
warbling noise made when leak detected]

11. a crossing point in a dry-stone wall, made by inserting longer stones in
the wall to form steps

12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover;
also, to whistle feebly

13. to make a sound rather like "tapocketa-queep," but at a lower volume

14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base

15. [interog.] from what place? whence? (rare)

16. a compost thermometer

17. a sheep-shearer

18. freckle

[Judy Madnick]

I'll go with the music-related definitions (fortunately there are only two!):

<< 8. a small hand-organ reproducing 10-13 high-pitched notes
<< and used teach
<< tunes to canaries; a bird organ
<<
<< 9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such
<< as a
<< recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the
<< sounding edge of
<< a side opening

Judy Madnick

[France International]

I'll go for 9 and 17,

[Dodi Schultz]

A weird word, and surely one of the weirdest assortments of defs to come
along in a while.

My wild guesses:

> 1. a butterfly net
>

and

>
> 14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base
>

--Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

DS> surely one of the weirdest assortments of defs to come along in a while

And I'm thrilled!

--
Dan

[EnDash@aol.com]

Numbers 2 and 10 are my guesses:

2. a left-footed sock


10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. <
warbling noise made when leak detected]
-- Dick Weltz (start of vacation delayed until Sunday)

[Tim Lodge]

Dan

I'm totally unable to justify the following votes:

> 9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a
> recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of
> a side opening

> 14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base

-- Tim L

[Millie Morgan]

3 and 12 for me thanks Dan

> 3. a frilled collar attachment
> 12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover; also, to whistle feebly

Best wishes
Millie

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 10 and 12.

Guerri

Daniel B. Widdis wrote:
>
> 10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. <
> warbling noise made when leak detected]
>
> 12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or
> plover; also, to whistle feebly

[Jim Hart]

I'll try the noises of 9 and 12

Jim

[Tim B]

6 and 12, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Dave Cunningham]

8 and 9 -- I like "bird organ" for sure.

Dave

[Toni Savage]

12 and 15, please.


"'Gleep', whuppled the parrot."

(extra credit for anyone who knows where THAT quote came from... hints on
request)

*-- Toni Savage




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From: Daniel B. Widdis <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Sat, July 10, 2010 2:13:38 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2121 - WHEEPLE vote


Below you will find 18 definitions for WHEEPLE, one of which came from a
dictionary. Please cast votes for any two of your choice.
*
The deadline is 9:00 PM PDT on Sunday, July 11, 2010, which is midnight EDT,
0400 GMT Monday morning and sometime Monday afternoon in Oz, just under 34 hours
from now.
*
*1. a butterfly net
*
*2.. a left-footed sock
*
*3. a frilled collar attachment
*
*4.. _Tiddlywinks._ a squopped wink (see s.v. _squop_)
*
*5. a tassel attached to the corner of a mortar board hat
*
*6. a ripple, as on the surface of water [from OE. See weip- in Indo-European
Roots]
*
*7. _Carnival slang_ a barker; a pitchman [1920s-, orig. unk.; perh. comb.
"wheedle" + "people"]
*
*8. a small hand-organ reproducing 10-13 high-pitched notes and used teach tunes
to canaries; a bird organ
*
*9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a recorder or
flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of a side opening
*
10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. < warbling
noise made when leak detected]
*
11. a crossing point in a dry-stone wall, made by inserting longer stones in the
wall to form steps
*
12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover; also,
to whistle feebly
*
13. to make a sound rather like "tapocketa-queep," but at a lower volume
*
14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base
*
15. [interog.] from what place? whence? (rare)
*
16. a compost thermometer
*
17. a sheep-shearer
*
18. freckle

[Paul Keating]

I'm following vox pop with 12.

I would have voted for 10 but for the implausible ety.

I'll try 4, which nobody else seems to like.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Tony Abell]

Regarding 10, for several reasons I am doubtful that such a device exists. I'll
take the overly popular 12 and unpopular 18:

> 12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover;
> also, to whistle feebly

> 18. freckle

[Chris Carson]

I'll go with 10 and 18.

Chris

<Up the Netherlands!!>

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 10, 2010, at 2:13 PM, "Daniel B. Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Below you will find 18 definitions for WHEEPLE, one of which came from a dictionary. Please cast votes for any two of your choice.
>
>
>
> The deadline is 9:00 PM PDT on Sunday, July 11, 2010, which is midnight EDT, 0400 GMT Monday morning and sometime Monday afternoon in Oz, just under 34 hours from now.
>
>
>
> 1. a butterfly net
>
>
>
> 2. a left-footed sock
>
>
>
> 3. a frilled collar attachment
>
>
>
> 4. _Tiddlywinks._ a squopped wink (see s.v. _squop_)
>
>
>
> 5. a tassel attached to the corner of a mortar board hat
>
>
>
> 6. a ripple, as on the surface of water [from OE. See weip- in Indo-European Roots]
>
>
>
> 7. _Carnival slang_ a barker; a pitchman [1920s-, orig. unk.; perh. comb. "wheedle" + "people"]
>
>
>
> 8. a small hand-organ reproducing 10-13 high-pitched notes and used teach tunes to canaries; a bird organ
>
>
>
> 9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of a side opening
>
>
>
> 10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. < warbling noise made when leak detected]
>
>
>
> 11. a crossing point in a dry-stone wall, made by inserting longer stones in the wall to form steps
>
>
>
> 12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover; also, to whistle feebly
>
>
>
> 13. to make a sound rather like "tapocketa-queep," but at a lower volume
>
>
>
> 14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base
>
>
>
> 15. [interog.] from what place? whence? (rare)
>
>
>
> 16. a compost thermometer
>
>
>
> 17. a sheep-shearer
>
>
>
> 18. freckle

[Chris Carson]

Ah well. Spain 1, Netherlands 0 at the end of overtime. It was a hard fought game that could have gone either way at the end. Maybe in 4 years the US will gobs little further.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 11, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Chris Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:

> I'll go with 10 and 18.
>
> Chris
>
> <Up the Netherlands!!>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 10, 2010, at 2:13 PM, "Daniel B. Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>> Below you will find 18 definitions for WHEEPLE, one of which came from a dictionary. Please cast votes for any two of your choice.
>>
>>
>>
>> The deadline is 9:00 PM PDT on Sunday, July 11, 2010, which is midnight EDT, 0400 GMT Monday morning and sometime Monday afternoon in Oz, just under 34 hours from now.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. a butterfly net
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. a left-footed sock
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. a frilled collar attachment
>>
>>
>>
>> 4. _Tiddlywinks._ a squopped wink (see s.v. _squop_)
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. a tassel attached to the corner of a mortar board hat
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. a ripple, as on the surface of water [from OE. See weip- in Indo-European Roots]
>>
>>
>>
>> 7. _Carnival slang_ a barker; a pitchman [1920s-, orig. unk.; perh. comb.. "wheedle" + "people"]
>>
>>
>>
>> 8. a small hand-organ reproducing 10-13 high-pitched notes and used teach tunes to canaries; a bird organ
>>
>>
>>
>> 9. a whistlelike mouthpiece for certain wind instruments, such as a recorder or flageolet, that channels the breath toward the sounding edge of a side opening
>>
>>
>>
>> 10. a device sent through oil or gas pipelines to detect leaks [Ono. < warbling noise made when leak detected]
>>
>>
>>
>> 11. a crossing point in a dry-stone wall, made by inserting longer stones in the wall to form steps
>>
>>
>>
>> 12. to utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover; also, to whistle feebly
>>
>>
>>
>> 13. to make a sound rather like "tapocketa-queep," but at a lower volume
>>
>>
>>
>> 14. a large stook of hay or straw using a hurdle as base
>>
>>
>>
>> 15. [interog.] from what place? whence? (rare)
>>
>>
>>
>> 16. a compost thermometer
>>
>>
>>
>> 17. a sheep-shearer
>>
>>
>>
>> 18. freckle

[Dodi Schultz]

Chris Carson wrote:

> Ah well. Spain 1, Netherlands 0 at the end of overtime. It was a hard
> fought game that could have gone either way at the end.

:-(

Not, frankly, that I care deeply--but I *was* rooting for the
Netherlands, on Hugo's behalf!

--Dodi

[Chris Carson]

Dodi - I was too. Neither team had won the World Cup and both had come tantalizingly close, losing in the final. The game was hard fought all the way with both teams shining on defense. I had Hugo in mind and isn't Paul living in the Netherlands now?

CC

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 11, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) nasw (DOT) org> wrote:

> Chris Carson wrote:
>
>> Ah well. Spain 1, Netherlands 0 at the end of overtime. It was a hard fought game that could have gone either way at the end.
>
> :-(
>
> Not, frankly, that I care deeply--but I was rooting for the Netherlands, on Hugo's behalf!
>
> --Dodi
>

[Chuck]

Daniel -

Quite a variety. I'll go for -

3. a frilled collar attachment

and

11. a crossing point in a dry-stone wall, made by inserting longer
stones in the wall to form steps

Thanks,

Chuck