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Dodi Schultz
July 17th, 2010, 09:58 AM
Herewith, a mere fifteen purported definitions of MANAKIN, including the
real one; quite a few regulars didn't submit any this time around!

They may still vote, of course, as may any newbies just entering the
lists now. One of the definitions below was faithfully copied from a
dictionary, the others created by your fellow players; vote for the two
you believe most likely to be real--publicly, by direct reply to this
message.

No players disqualified themselves when the word was announced. Should
you now realize that you recognize the real definition, you're obliged
to own up (please do so privately, by e-mail to me, NOT by direct reply).

Deadline for registering your votes: Sunday, 18 July, 11 p.m. eastern US
time--earlier to the west of us, very early Monday in the UK and
Netherlands, early Monday afternoon for Millie and Jim.

--Dodi


1. a cask.

2. a little boy.

3. a small gable.

4. a supervisor or foreman.

5. a small variety of apple.

6. brazen boldness; effrontery.

7. a stupid or slow-witted person; a dolt.

8. one who is playfully mischievous; a harmless scoundrel.

9. a supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object.

10. a mime who uses makeup and still posing to appear to be a mannequin.

11. a small token or ticket; a block of stone used in mosaic; a password.

12. a small, brightly coloured tropical bird with a large head and small
bill.

13. a nutritious secretion from certain aridity-tolerant plants of the
genus Mosae.

14. a foreigner who speaks Japanese confidently but badly. [J. _mana-bu
study, (try to) learn, take lessons + _kin~jin_ person]

15. a weapon similar to a catapult, used by Greek and Roman troops, and
powered by torsion springs of horsehair or ox tendon to fire arrows,
stones, pots of burning pitch, etc. at enemy forces.

France International
July 17th, 2010, 10:08 AM
I'll take 5 and 11.

EnDash@aol.com
July 17th, 2010, 10:40 AM
I'll put my votes on numbers 5 and 12:


5. a small variety of apple.

12. a small, brightly coloured tropical bird with a large head and small
bill.

-- Dick Weltz

Daniel B. Widdis
July 17th, 2010, 11:13 AM
I'll launch an apple from a catapult.

5 and 15.

--
Dan Widdis

Tim B
July 17th, 2010, 11:43 AM
8 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Judy Madnick
July 17th, 2010, 03:21 PM
13 and 15 for me, please.

Judy

Matthew
July 17th, 2010, 05:40 PM
My votes go to:

8. one who is playfully mischievous; a harmless scoundrel.

and

9. a supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred
object.

Matthew Grieco

Guerri Stevens
July 17th, 2010, 07:04 PM
I vote for 7 and 9.

Guerri

Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> 7. a stupid or slow-witted person; a dolt.
>
> 9. a supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object.

Millie Morgan
July 17th, 2010, 10:36 PM
10 and 11 thanks Dodi

> 10. a mime who uses makeup and still posing to appear to be a mannequin.
> 11. a small token or ticket; a block of stone used in mosaic; a password.


All the best
Millie

Paul Keating
July 18th, 2010, 03:15 AM
5 and 11 for me.

Toni Savage
July 18th, 2010, 09:35 AM
13 and 14 are kinda creative....
*-- Toni Savage




________________________________
From: Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) nasw (DOT) org>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 10:58:34 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2123, MANAKIN: Here come the defs!


Herewith, a mere fifteen purported definitions of MANAKIN, including the real
one; quite a few regulars didn't submit any this time around!

They may still vote, of course, as may any newbies just entering the lists now.
One of the definitions below was faithfully copied from a dictionary, the others
created by your fellow players; vote for the two you believe most likely to be
real--publicly, by direct reply to this message.

No players disqualified themselves when the word was announced. Should you now
realize that you recognize the real definition, you're obliged to own up (please
do so privately, by e-mail to me, NOT by direct reply).

Deadline for registering your votes: Sunday, 18 July, 11 p.m. eastern US
time--earlier to the west of us, very early Monday in the UK and Netherlands,
early Monday afternoon for Millie and Jim.


--Dodi


* 1. a cask.

* 2. a little boy.

* 3. a small gable.

* 4. a supervisor or foreman.

* 5. a small variety of apple.

* 6. brazen boldness; effrontery.

* 7. a stupid or slow-witted person; a dolt.

* 8. one who is playfully mischievous; a harmless scoundrel.

* 9. a supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object.

*10. a mime who uses makeup and still posing to appear to be a mannequin.

*11. a small token or ticket; a block of stone used in mosaic; a password.

*12. a small, brightly coloured tropical bird with a large head and small
**** bill.

*13. a nutritious secretion from certain aridity-tolerant plants of the
**** genus Mosae.

*14. a foreigner who speaks Japanese confidently but badly. [J. _mana-bu
**** study, (try to) learn, take lessons + _kin~jin_ person]

*15. a weapon similar to a catapult, used by Greek and Roman troops, and
**** powered by torsion springs of horsehair or ox tendon to fire arrows,
**** stones, pots of burning pitch, etc. at enemy forces.

Dave Cunningham
July 18th, 2010, 05:55 PM
11 for the "multiple definition award" and 14 for the "not really believable etymology award"

Dave

Scott Crom
July 18th, 2010, 07:29 PM
I'll have 1 and 5, please.

Scott

Chris Carson
July 18th, 2010, 08:26 PM
I'll go for 5 and 11.

Chris

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On Jul 17, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) nasw (DOT) org> wrote:

>
> Herewith, a mere fifteen purported definitions of MANAKIN, including the real one; quite a few regulars didn't submit any this time around!
>
> They may still vote, of course, as may any newbies just entering the lists now. One of the definitions below was faithfully copied from a dictionary, the others created by your fellow players; vote for the two you believe most likely to be real--publicly, by direct reply to this message.
>
> No players disqualified themselves when the word was announced. Should you now realize that you recognize the real definition, you're obliged to own up (please do so privately, by e-mail to me, NOT by direct reply).
>
> Deadline for registering your votes: Sunday, 18 July, 11 p.m. eastern US time--earlier to the west of us, very early Monday in the UK and Netherlands, early Monday afternoon for Millie and Jim.
>
> --Dodi
>
>
> 1. a cask.
>
> 2. a little boy.
>
> 3. a small gable.
>
> 4. a supervisor or foreman.
>
> 5. a small variety of apple.
>
> 6. brazen boldness; effrontery.
>
> 7. a stupid or slow-witted person; a dolt.
>
> 8. one who is playfully mischievous; a harmless scoundrel.
>
> 9. a supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object.
>
> 10. a mime who uses makeup and still posing to appear to be a mannequin.
>
> 11. a small token or ticket; a block of stone used in mosaic; a password.
>
> 12. a small, brightly coloured tropical bird with a large head and small
> bill.
>
> 13. a nutritious secretion from certain aridity-tolerant plants of the
> genus Mosae.
>
> 14. a foreigner who speaks Japanese confidently but badly. [J. _mana-bu
> study, (try to) learn, take lessons + _kin~jin_ person]
>
> 15. a weapon similar to a catapult, used by Greek and Roman troops, and
> powered by torsion springs of horsehair or ox tendon to fire arrows,
> stones, pots of burning pitch, etc. at enemy forces.
>

Tony Abell
July 18th, 2010, 08:49 PM
It'll be the ones for me: 1 and 11:

> 1. a cask.

> 11. a small token or ticket; a block of stone used in mosaic; a password.