[Dixonary] ERIC the definitions

[Jim Hart]

Here they are - 16 versions of ERIC.

Vote for your two faves by reply to this message before the deadline
of Tuesday 10pm UTC, 6pm US east, 11pm British summer time, and
Wednesday 8 am for me and other Melburnians.


1. a small to medium-sized noctuid moth of central North America.

2. Irish; an Irishman.

3. purposeful.

4. a crane operator

5. being on a voyage; travelling.

6. (Carp. ) a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge
on one side of its boring end.

7. a red-haired person.

8. [var. aeric] of lofty places

9. mischievous water spirit.

10. abundantly living; teeming with life.

11. the sequence of notes making up an atonal scale

12. (suffix) having a quality or nature of.

13. a farming tool with three curved blades.

14. a beverage of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar and nutmeg.

15. the blood-fine paid by a murderer to the victim's family in old
Irish law.

16. an obscene or offensive expression.

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

8. *[var. * aeric] of lofty places

and

16. *an obscene or offensive expression.

Matthew Grieco

[Judy Madnick]

I'll go with the blades...and probably just eliminated the correct definition. <sigh>

<< 6. (Carp. ) a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting
<< edge
<< on one side of its boring end.

<< 13. a farming tool with three curved blades.

Judy

[Dodi Schultz]

I know you've been having technical troubles, Jim, so I guess you can be
excused, under these circumstances, for forgetting to include the real def.

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Meanwhile, points to the authors of #2 and #7.

--Dodi

[France International]

I'll fall for 5 and 10.

[Tim B]

9 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[Christopher Carson]

I'm going to go for 6 and 7.

Chris

[EnDash@aol.com]

Pure guesswork: numbers 3 and 10




3. purposeful.


10. abundantly living; teeming with life.

-- Dick Weltz

[JohnnyB]

Jim

The Irish seem pluripresent so I guess I'll take couple of of them, #7 and
#15 please

JohnnyB - back home and no longer living in a bubble



>
> 7. a red-haired person.
>
>
> 15. the blood-fine paid by a murderer to the victim's family
> in old Irish law.
>

[Dodi Schultz]

JohnnyB wrote:

> JohnnyB - back home and no longer living in a bubble
>

John, how's your grandson?

[Tim Lodge]

Jim

For want of any better ideas:

> 2. Irish; an Irishman.
>
> 3. purposeful.
>

-- Tim L

[Millie Morgan]

A good night's sleep and it's still no clearer
.... I'll take a punt on 2 and 5

> 2. Irish; an Irishman.
> 5. being on a voyage; travelling.


Best wishes
Millie

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 2 and 7.

Guerri

Jim Hart wrote:
>
> 2. Irish; an Irishman.
>
> 7. a red-haired person.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I'll have 8 and 10 please

--
Dan

[Dave Cunningham]

2 and 15 for St. Patrick's Day this week.

Dave

[Scott Crom]

I'll have 7 and 15, please.

Scott

[Dodi Schultz]

Dave Cunningham wrote:

> 2 and 15 for St. Patrick's Day this week.
>

/St. Patrick's Day???/

[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take unlikely and logical: 5 and 8.

Nancy

On Aug 2, 7:16*am, Jim Hart <jfsh... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here they are - 16 versions of ERIC.
>
> Vote for your two faves by reply to this message before the deadline
> of Tuesday 10pm UTC, 6pm US east, 11pm British summer time, and
> Wednesday 8 am for me and other Melburnians.
>
> 1. *a small to medium-sized noctuid moth of central North America.
>
> 2. *Irish; an Irishman.
>
> 3. *purposeful.
>
> 4. *a crane operator
>
> 5. *being on a voyage; travelling.
>
> 6. *(Carp. *) a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge
> on one side of its boring end.
>
> 7. *a red-haired person.
>
> 8. *[var. * aeric] of lofty places
>
> 9. *mischievous water spirit.
>
> 10. *abundantly living; teeming with life.
>
> 11. *the sequence of notes making up an atonal scale
>
> 12. *(suffix) having a quality or nature of.
>
> 13. *a farming tool with three curved blades.
>
> 14. *a beverage of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar and nutmeg.
>
> 15. *the blood-fine paid by a murderer to the victim's family in old
> Irish law.
>
> 16. *an obscene or offensive expression.

[Dave Cunningham]

Gosh - I need to explain jocularity here?


Dave